Barry D M, Burr M L, Limb E S
Memorial Hospital, Hastings, New Zealand.
Thorax. 1991 Jun;46(6):405-9. doi: 10.1136/thx.46.6.405.
A survey of 12 year old schoolchildren was carried out in New Zealand and South Wales, the same questionnaire and exercise provocation test being used. The prevalence of a history of asthma at any time was higher in New Zealand (147/873, 17%) than in South Wales (116/965, 12%). The New Zealand children were also more likely than the Welsh children to have a history of "wheeze ever" (27% versus 22%), and wheeze brought on by running (15% versus 10.5%). The sex ratio of asthmatic and wheezy children was very similar in the two countries. A history of hospital admission for chest trouble was twice as common in New Zealand as in South Wales. An exercise test produced a fall in peak expiratory flow rate of 15% or more in more New Zealand children (12.2%) than Welsh children (7.7%). These results suggest that the prevalence of childhood asthma is higher in New Zealand than in South Wales.
在新西兰和南威尔士对12岁学童进行了一项调查，使用相同的问卷和运动激发试验。新西兰任何时候有哮喘病史的患病率（147/873，17%）高于南威尔士（116/965，12%）。新西兰儿童比威尔士儿童更有可能有“曾经喘息”的病史（27%对22%），以及跑步引发的喘息（15%对10.5%）。两国哮喘和喘息儿童的性别比例非常相似。因胸部疾病住院的病史在新西兰是南威尔士的两倍。运动试验使更多的新西兰儿童（12.2%）比威尔士儿童（7.7%）的呼气峰值流速下降15%或更多。这些结果表明，新西兰儿童哮喘的患病率高于南威尔士。
