Review Article

Strengths, Pitfalls, and Lessons from Longitudinal Childhood Asthma Cohorts of Children Followed Up into Adult Life

Table 1

Characteristics of longitudinal cohorts.

Age of recruitment (yrs)Most recent followup age (yrs)Number of original subjectsRecent followup (participation rate)Atopy measurementsLung function measurements (years)

Melbourne cohort750484346 (76%)Eczema, allergic rhinitis, skin prick tests7, 10, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42, 50 years
Dunedin cohort9381139840 (81%)Eczema, allergic rhinitis, skin prick tests9, 11, 13, 15, 18, 21, 26, 38
Tucson cohortBirth221246123/169 (73%) who had infantile lung functionEczema, allergic rhinitis, skin prick tests, serum IgE1 ( FRC), 11, 16, 22
Tasmanian cohort745–4786831389 (selected cohort)Eczema, allergic rhinitis, skin prick test13, 30, 45–47
British cohort745145711266 (selected cohort)Not collected34-35, 45