INTRODUCTION Childhood asthma has become a serious public health problem. Obesity has been determined to be one of the risk factors of asthma. AIM We aimed to determine the difference in body mass index (BMI) and sleep quality in pediatric asthmatic individuals compared to their peers. METHOD Thirty children aged 8-17 years were followed up in the Pediatric Outpatient Clinic for asthma along with 30 healthy children. The BMI percentile values of the children were recorded. The Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index was used to assess sleep quality. RESULTS Each group in our study had 10 girls and 20 boys. The mean age was found to be 11.76 ± 2.69 years in asthma group and 11.33 ± 2.29 years in the healthy group. The asthma group were found to be more obese than the healthy group (P = 0.033). There was a significant difference between groups interested in a sport (P = 0.028) and sleep quality (P = 0.007). CONCLUSION It was observed that the asthma group had more obesity and poorer sleep quality than the healthy group. Further, it was determined that in the asthma group, the level of interest in any sport was less than that in the healthy group. We think that high obesity in the asthma group reduces the effect of corticosteroids, and the continuity of nighttime cough symptoms causes deterioration in sleep quality. We conclude that participation in sports activities should be encouraged to reduce the level of obesity in asthmatic children.

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哮喘儿童与健康对照组睡眠质量和体重指数的差异。

引言 儿童哮喘已成为一个严重的公共卫生问题。肥胖已被确定为哮喘的危险因素之一。目的 我们旨在确定与同龄人相比，儿童哮喘患者的体重指数 (BMI) 和睡眠质量的差异。方法 30 名 8-17 岁儿童与 30 名健康儿童一起在儿科门诊进行哮喘随访。记录儿童的BMI百分位值。匹兹堡睡眠质量指数用于评估睡眠质量。结果 我们研究中的每组有 10 名女孩和 20 名男孩。哮喘组的平均年龄为 11.76 ± 2.69 岁，健康组为 11.33 ± 2.29 岁。发现哮喘组比健康组更肥胖（P = 0.033）。对运动（P = 0.028）和睡眠质量（P = 0.007）感兴趣的群体之间存在显着差异。结论 哮喘组较健康组肥胖多，睡眠质量差。此外，确定哮喘组对任何运动的兴趣水平低于健康组。我们认为哮喘组的高肥胖降低了皮质类固醇的作用，夜间咳嗽症状的持续性导致睡眠质量下降。我们得出结论，应鼓励参加体育活动以降低哮喘儿童的肥胖水平。经确定，在哮喘组中，对任何运动的兴趣水平都低于健康组。我们认为哮喘组的高肥胖降低了皮质类固醇的作用，夜间咳嗽症状的持续性导致睡眠质量下降。我们得出结论，应鼓励参加体育活动以降低哮喘儿童的肥胖水平。经确定，在哮喘组中，对任何运动的兴趣水平都低于健康组。我们认为哮喘组的高肥胖降低了皮质类固醇的作用，夜间咳嗽症状的持续性导致睡眠质量下降。我们得出结论，应鼓励参加体育活动以降低哮喘儿童的肥胖水平。