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Ehteshami Afshar A, Assadian A, Zahmatkesh M, Sabet B. EXERCISE INDUCED ASTHMA IN THE FOOTBAL PLAYERS OF TEHRAN SPORTS CLUBS. RJMS 2002; 9 (28) :5-9
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ABSTRACT
Exercise is one of the most prevalent predisposing factors of asthma and in mild asthma, clinical symptoms may appear only because of physical activity-clear under standing of exersise-induced asthma in order to reduce it’s complication and finding more effective treatments should cause to sight especially with respect to asthma because one sporter might be accused of doping. In a clinical Trial study the general population is all soccer-players of city of Tehran. Selected in study. Four soccer-clubs were selected randomly as a cluster random sampling and causes was carried out of the players. Data collection was after history-taking physical examination and spirometry at rest and 5 and 12 minutes after exercise. The mean age of 100 players in the investigation was 20 ± 4.26 years old, The mean FEV1 5 minutes befored, 5 and 12 minutes after exercise were 4.15 ± 0.44, 4.13 ± 0.54 and 4.12 ± 0.49. FEV1 change seemed to reduce with the elevation of age. As the whole %6 people had FEV1 reduction 15 to 17% and mean of FEV1 change before exercise of 4.28 ± 0.52 and in the twelvth minute after exercise it was 3.57 ± 0.33. Asthma prevalence was 6% in this sample in comparison with 3 to 11% reportes in similar studies. Low prevalence observed in this study may due to high age mean. And lacking a history of allergy and pulmonary disease.
Key Words: 1) Asthma 2) Exercise induced asthma 3) Foot bal player
Type of Study: Research |
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Internal Medicine
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