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Article: Airway hyperresponsiveness to methacholine in 7-year-old children: sensitivity and specificity for pediatric allergist-diagnosed asthma

TitleAirway hyperresponsiveness to methacholine in 7-year-old children: sensitivity and specificity for pediatric allergist-diagnosed asthma
Authors
Keywordsasthma
methacholine
PC20
pediatric
sensitivity
specificity
Issue Date2011
PublisherJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc. The Journal's web site is located at http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jhome/39249
Citation
Pediatric Pulmonology, 2011, v. 46 n. 2, p. 175-178 How to Cite?
AbstractBACKGROUND: The operating characteristics of PC(20) values used as cut-offs to define airway hyperresponsiveness, as it informs the diagnosis of asthma in children, are poorly understood. We examine data from a unique cohort to inform this concern. OBJECTIVE: Determine the sensitivity and specificity of incremental PC(20) cut-offs for allergist-diagnosed asthma. METHODS: Airway reactivity at age 7 was assessed in children within a birth cohort at high risk for asthma; PC(20) for methacholine was determined by standard technique including interpolation. The diagnosis of asthma was considered by the pediatric allergist without knowledge of the methacholine challenge results. Sensitivity and specificity were calculated using a cross-tabulation of asthma diagnosis with incremental PC(20) cut-off values, from 1.0 to 8.0 mg/ml, and plotted as receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curves. The 'optimal' cut-off was defined as that PC(20) conferring maximal value for sensitivity plus specificity while the 'balanced' cut-off was defined as that PC(20) at which sensitivity and specificity were most equal. RESULTS: 70/348 children (20.1%) were diagnosed with asthma. The optimal and balanced PC(20) cut-offs, both for all children and for females alone, were respectively 3 mg/ml (sensitivity 80.0%, specificity 49.1%) and 2 mg/ml (sensitivity 63.1%, specificity 64.7%). For males alone, the 'optimal' and 'balanced' PC(20) cut-offs were both 2 mg/ml. CONCLUSION: For this cohort of 7-year olds at high risk for asthma, methacholine challenge testing using a cut-off value of PC(20) 3 mg/ml conferred the maximal sum of specificity plus sensitivity. For contexts in which higher sensitivity or specificity is desired, other cut-offs may be preferred.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/209243
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dc.contributor.authorCarlsten, C-
dc.contributor.authorDimich-Ward, H-
dc.contributor.authorFerguson, A-
dc.contributor.authorBecker, A-
dc.contributor.authorDybuncio, A-
dc.contributor.authorChan, MMW-
dc.date.accessioned2015-04-14T04:01:38Z-
dc.date.available2015-04-14T04:01:38Z-
dc.date.issued2011-
dc.identifier.citationPediatric Pulmonology, 2011, v. 46 n. 2, p. 175-178-
dc.identifier.issn8755-6863-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/209243-
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND: The operating characteristics of PC(20) values used as cut-offs to define airway hyperresponsiveness, as it informs the diagnosis of asthma in children, are poorly understood. We examine data from a unique cohort to inform this concern. OBJECTIVE: Determine the sensitivity and specificity of incremental PC(20) cut-offs for allergist-diagnosed asthma. METHODS: Airway reactivity at age 7 was assessed in children within a birth cohort at high risk for asthma; PC(20) for methacholine was determined by standard technique including interpolation. The diagnosis of asthma was considered by the pediatric allergist without knowledge of the methacholine challenge results. Sensitivity and specificity were calculated using a cross-tabulation of asthma diagnosis with incremental PC(20) cut-off values, from 1.0 to 8.0 mg/ml, and plotted as receiver operator characteristic (ROC) curves. The 'optimal' cut-off was defined as that PC(20) conferring maximal value for sensitivity plus specificity while the 'balanced' cut-off was defined as that PC(20) at which sensitivity and specificity were most equal. RESULTS: 70/348 children (20.1%) were diagnosed with asthma. The optimal and balanced PC(20) cut-offs, both for all children and for females alone, were respectively 3 mg/ml (sensitivity 80.0%, specificity 49.1%) and 2 mg/ml (sensitivity 63.1%, specificity 64.7%). For males alone, the 'optimal' and 'balanced' PC(20) cut-offs were both 2 mg/ml. CONCLUSION: For this cohort of 7-year olds at high risk for asthma, methacholine challenge testing using a cut-off value of PC(20) 3 mg/ml conferred the maximal sum of specificity plus sensitivity. For contexts in which higher sensitivity or specificity is desired, other cut-offs may be preferred.-
dc.languageeng-
dc.publisherJohn Wiley & Sons, Inc. The Journal's web site is located at http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/jhome/39249-
dc.relation.ispartofPediatric Pulmonology-
dc.rightsPediatric Pulmonology. Copyright © John Wiley & Sons, Inc.-
dc.rightsSpecial Statement for Preprint only Before publication: 'This is a preprint of an article accepted for publication in [The Journal of Pathology] Copyright © ([year]) ([Pathological Society of Great Britain and Ireland])'. After publication: the preprint notice should be amended to follows: 'This is a preprint of an article published in [include the complete citation information for the final version of the Contribution as published in the print edition of the Journal]' For Cochrane Library/ Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, add statement & acknowledgement : ‘This review is published as a Cochrane Review in the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 20XX, Issue X. Cochrane Reviews are regularly updated as new evidence emerges and in response to comments and criticisms, and the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews should be consulted for the most recent version of the Review.’ Please include reference to the Review and hyperlink to the original version using the following format e.g. Authors. Title of Review. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 20XX, Issue #. Art. No.: CD00XXXX. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD00XXXX (insert persistent link to the article by using the URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/14651858.CD00XXXX) (This statement should refer to the most recent issue of the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews in which the Review published.)-
dc.subjectasthma-
dc.subjectmethacholine-
dc.subjectPC20-
dc.subjectpediatric-
dc.subjectsensitivity-
dc.subjectspecificity-
dc.titleAirway hyperresponsiveness to methacholine in 7-year-old children: sensitivity and specificity for pediatric allergist-diagnosed asthma-
dc.typeArticle-
dc.identifier.emailChan, MMW: mmwchan@hku.hk-
dc.identifier.doi10.1002/ppul.21347-
dc.identifier.pmid20963839-
dc.identifier.scopuseid_2-s2.0-79251469389-
dc.identifier.hkuros196610-
dc.identifier.volume46-
dc.identifier.issue2-
dc.identifier.spage175-
dc.identifier.epage178-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000287068300011-
dc.publisher.placeUnited States-
dc.identifier.issnl1099-0496-

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