Pakvirin Nanakorn Chanachon1, Wanlapa Jotikasthira1, Potjanee Kiewngam1, Adithep Sawatchai1, Watcharoot Kanchongkittiphon1, Wiparat Manuyakorn2. 1. Division of Pediatrics Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, 270 Rama VI Rd, Ratchathewi, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand. 2. Division of Pediatrics Allergy and Immunology, Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine Ramathibodi Hospital, Mahidol University, 270 Rama VI Rd, Ratchathewi, Bangkok, 10400, Thailand. mwiparat@hotmail.com.
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PURPOSE: This study aimed to evaluate the associations between dyslipidemia and pulmonary function parameters assessed by spirometry and the forced oscillation technique in asthmatic children. METHODS: Asthmatic children (5-18 years old) had fasting serum lipid profiles including low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) concentrations, and C-reactive protein (CRP) measured. Pulmonary function tests were assessed by spirometry and the forced oscillation technique (FOT). RESULTS: One hundred forty-one asthmatic children were enrolled with a mean (SD) age of 11.82 (3.38) years. Eighty-eight (62.4%) children were boys, 64 (45.4%) had dyslipidemia, and 20 (14.2%) were obese. Among the children with dyslipidemia, a high LDL-C concentration (65.6%) was the most common form of dyslipidemia, followed by high TC (57.8%), high TG (35.9%), and low HDL-C concentrations (15.6%). Multivariable analysis showed significant associations between HDL-C concentrations and respiratory resistance at 5 Hz (R5) and respiratory resistance at 20 Hz (R20), and TC concentrations were modestly associated with reactance at 5 Hz (X5), the frequency of resonance (Fres), and the area of reactance (ALX). Asthmatic children who had high LDL-C concentrations had a significantly higher expiratory phase R5, whole breath R20, and expiratory phase R20 than those in children with normal LDL-C concentrations. CONCLUSION: This study suggests an association of blood cholesterol, especially HDL-C and LDL-C, and respiratory resistance measured by the FOT, irrespective of the obesity status. An intervention for improving LDL-C and HDL-C concentrations may be beneficial on lung function parameters in asthmatic children. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION: TCTR20200305005; date of registration: 03-04-2020 (retrospectively registered).
PURPOSE: This study aimed to evaluate the associations between dyslipidemia and pulmonary function parameters assessed by spirometry and the forced oscillation technique in asthmatic children. METHODS: Asthmatic children (5-18 years old) had fasting serum lipid profiles including low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C), total cholesterol (TC), triglyceride (TG), and high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) concentrations, and C-reactive protein (CRP) measured. Pulmonary function tests were assessed by spirometry and the forced oscillation technique (FOT). RESULTS: One hundred forty-one asthmatic children were enrolled with a mean (SD) age of 11.82 (3.38) years. Eighty-eight (62.4%) children were boys, 64 (45.4%) had dyslipidemia, and 20 (14.2%) were obese. Among the children with dyslipidemia, a high LDL-C concentration (65.6%) was the most common form of dyslipidemia, followed by high TC (57.8%), high TG (35.9%), and low HDL-C concentrations (15.6%). Multivariable analysis showed significant associations between HDL-C concentrations and respiratory resistance at 5 Hz (R5) and respiratory resistance at 20 Hz (R20), and TC concentrations were modestly associated with reactance at 5 Hz (X5), the frequency of resonance (Fres), and the area of reactance (ALX). Asthmatic children who had high LDL-C concentrations had a significantly higher expiratory phase R5, whole breath R20, and expiratory phase R20 than those in children with normal LDL-C concentrations. CONCLUSION: This study suggests an association of blood cholesterol, especially HDL-C and LDL-C, and respiratory resistance measured by the FOT, irrespective of the obesity status. An intervention for improving LDL-C and HDL-C concentrations may be beneficial on lung function parameters in asthmatic children. CLINICAL TRIAL REGISTRATION: TCTR20200305005; date of registration: 03-04-2020 (retrospectively registered).
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