Obesity, fractional exhaled nitric oxide and maximum bronchodilator reversibility were among the factors that precited lower FEV1 over time among children with asthma, according to a study in The Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology.
Also, boys with recurrent exacerbations had higher risks for lower FEV1 in childhood, Jonathan M. Gaffin, MD, MMSc, co-director of the severe asthma program at Boston Children’s Hospital, and colleagues wrote. Read the full story in Healio.