How does the Diagnosis of Juvenile Asthma Influence the Risk of COPD Development Later in Life?

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dc.contributor.advisorForsse, Jeffrey
dc.contributor.authorQu, Larry
dc.contributor.departmentUniversity Scholars.en_US
dc.contributor.otherBaylor University.en_US
dc.contributor.schoolsHonors College - Honors Programen_US
dc.date.accessioned2022-05-18T18:28:13Z
dc.date.available2022-05-18T18:28:13Z
dc.date.copyright2022-05-05
dc.date.issued2022-05-18
dc.description.abstractThere are currently 5 million children in the United States under the age of 18 with an asthma diagnosis, which accounts for 7 percent of the child population. Asthma is a major risk factor for developing COPD, which is prevalent in 16.4 million adults in the U.S., or 6.6 percent of the adult population. While the causes of COPD are well known, preventative measures are less studied. The present study aims to better understand the correlation between asthma and COPD through survey-based data by determining the influence of juvenile asthma diagnosis, fitness level, smoking, and youth sports participation. The survey was completed by adults over the age of 40. It drew from four standardized questionnaires: the Asthma Control Questionnaire, the Adult Physical Activity Questions on the National Health Interview Survey, the Global Adult Tobacco Survey, and the Baecke Questionnaire. The results of the survey found positive significant correlation between playing youth competitive sports and not smoking as an adult indicating that playing competitive sports as an adolescent might discourage people from smoking in the future.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/2104/11796
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
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dc.subjectAsthmaen_US
dc.subjectCOPDen_US
dc.subjectcompetitive sportsen_US
dc.subjectsmokingen_US
dc.titleHow does the Diagnosis of Juvenile Asthma Influence the Risk of COPD Development Later in Life?en_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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