Meza-Velázquez R, Goytia-Acevedo G, García-Arenas R, Rubio-Andrade M, García-Vargas G, Rosales-Gonzáles MG

Language: Spanish
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ABSTRACT

Both obesity and allergic diseases are considered as health problems that have increased their incidence during the last years. Both of them are considered as a real health problem; and since the mentioned increase, it has been proposed that obesity may be a causative factor in the development of allergic diseases. Our objective was to analyze the obesity incidence in a group of allergic population. It was performed a study in children suffering from allergic diseases and living in the Comerica Laugher, through a free campaign to diagnose asthma and other allergic diseases. This campaign was promoted by the Health Direction and Municipal Assistance of the city of Torreón, Coahuila State. In such a campaign, the patients were weighed and measured –tallness– and an allergist carried out a complete evaluation that included a clinical examination and skin tests. For the objective of this study, only children being from 5 to13 years old were selected. Twenty-nine children being of the mentioned ages and suffering from asthma, allergic rhinitis and atopic dermatitis were considered for the study. A prevalence of overweight and a percentage of 44.8% of obesity was found among them, against the reported data for obesity (25%) present in the general population. Because of this, we consider that overweight and obesity may have some influence in the development of allergic diseases.

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