Australian scientists have found that children with asthma are at increased risk of developing anxiety later in life.
Published in the journal Pediatric Allergy and Immunology, the study, which was undertaken by The University of Queensland’s School of Public Health, assessed data from 10,000 children collected since 2004.
Lead researcher on the study, Diana Garcia Sanchez, said In a statement their analyses showed that 4-year-olds with asthma were more likely to develop anxiety between the ages of 6 and 15 years compared to non-asthmatic children, he
“We found there was an 87 percent increased risk overall for children with asthma,” Garcia Sanchez said. “We also found girls with asthma experienced more anxiety than boys during adolescence.”…