Review Article
The Prevalence of Asthma among Iranian Children and Adolescent: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Table 5
Asthma symptoms in Iranian children and adolescent.
| Item | Prevalence | value | | OR | Number of study |
| Wheezing | Children | 17% (13–20) | <.001 | 98.65% | 0.78 (0.64-0.95) | 16 | Adolescent | 19% (15–23) | <.001 | 99.58% | 23 | Boy | 19% (15–23) | <.001 | 98.83% | 0.04 (-0.18-0.26) | 16 | Girl | 18% (15–21) | <.001 | 98.61% | 18 |
| Dry cough | Children | 11% (9–14) | <.001 | 98.47% | 0.61 (0.46-0.80) | 15 | Adolescent | 17% (15–20) | <.001 | 98.85% | 21 | Boy | 18% (15–21) | <.001 | 98.03% | 0.17 (-0.01-0.35) | 14 | Girl | 15% (12–17) | <.001 | 98.41% | 14 |
| Exercise wheezing | Children | 7% (5–9) | <.001 | 99.03% | 0.33 (0.26-0.41) | 13 | Adolescent | 16% (13–19) | <.001 | 98.94% | 18 | Boy | 17% (12–22) | <.001 | 98.73% | 4.31 (3.79-4.82) | 13 | Girl | 12% (9–14) | <.001 | 99.55% | 13 |
| Wheezing attack | Children | 13% (9–17) | <.001 | 98.43% | 0.82 (0.78-0.86) | 5 | Adolescent | 14% (9–18) | <.001 | 99.25% | 7 | Boy | 15% (7–22) | <.001 | 98.87% | 0.15 (0.06-0.24) | 4 | Girl | 14% (7–21) | <.001 | 98.85% | 4 |
| Sleep disturbance | Children | 6% (4–7) | <.001 | 96.28% | 1.03 (0.93-1.14) | 11 | Adolescent | 6% (4–7) | <.001 | 98.02% | 14 | Boy | 8% (6–11) | <.001 | 98.02% | 0.06 (-0.05-0.18) | 7 | Girl | 7% (5–9) | <.001 | 98.48% | 7 |
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