Asthma in Australian children: findings from Growing up in Australia, the longitudinal study of Australian children

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Within the first 3 years of life, 16.9% of infants experience asthma or wheeze. Among non-asthmatic children aged 4 to 5 years, 4.1% will develop asthma by the seventh year of life. These and other new insights into the incidence, natural progression and outcomes associated with childhood asthma are presented in this report, based on analysis of Growing up in Australia: the Longitudinal Study of Australian Children.

Authored by Australian Centre for Asthma Monitoring.

Published 14 October 2009; ISBN-13 978 1 74024 960 7; AIHW cat. no. ACM 17; 74pp.; $23.00

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Preliminary material (208KB PDF)
- Title and verso pages
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations
- Summary (HTML)
Body section
1. Introduction (162KB PDF)
  - Study aims
  - Structure of this report
2. Methods (491KB PDF)
  - Data source
  - Study data
  - Analysis methods
3. Risk factors for the development of wheeze or asthma among infants in the first three years of life (1.4MB PDF)
  - Methods
  - Results
  - Discussion
4. Risk factors for the development of asthma during childhood (1.5MB PDF)
  - Methods
  - Results
  - Discussion
5. Risk factors for the persistence of wheeze during childhood (1.8MB PDF)
  - Methods
  - Results
  - Discussion
6. Use of health services and medication for asthma (139KB PDF)
  - Methods
  - Results
  - Discussion
7. Outcomes for children with wheeze or asthma (166KB PDF)
  - Methods
  - Results
  - Discussion
8. Conclusions (126KB PDF)
  - Summary of findings
  - Some limitations of LSAC
  - Further study
  - Conclusion
End matter (225KB PDF)
- Appendix 1: Statistical tables
- Glossary
- References
- List of tables
- List of figures