Predictive value of fractional nitric oxide in asthma diagnosis-subgroup analyses

•Children with atopy and allergic rhinitis have high levels of FeNO.•Age of children, allergy profile, lung function do not affected the FeNO level.•Negative predictive value of FeNO for asthma diagnosis in children is very high.•The optimal cut-off point of FeNO for asthma diagnosis in children is...

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Published in:Nitric oxide 2014-08, Vol.40, p.87-91
Main Authors: Jerzyńska, Joanna, Majak, Paweł, Janas, Anna, Stelmach, Rafał, Stelmach, Włodzimierz, Smejda, Katarzyna, Stelmach, Iwona
Format: Article
Language:English
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Adolescent
Asthma
Asthma - diagnosis
Asthma - metabolism
Child
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
FeNO
Humans
Male
Nitric Oxide - analysis
Nitric Oxide - metabolism
Predictive Value of Tests
Prospective Studies
Respiratory Function Tests
Schoolchildren
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Summary:•Children with atopy and allergic rhinitis have high levels of FeNO.•Age of children, allergy profile, lung function do not affected the FeNO level.•Negative predictive value of FeNO for asthma diagnosis in children is very high.•The optimal cut-off point of FeNO for asthma diagnosis in children is 23ppb.•We showed the utility of FeNO measurements to exclude asthma in children. There are no studies investigating the benefit of using FeNO measurements in correlation with sensitization to perennial and seasonal allergens in children with asthma. To define the group of children with respiratory symptoms in whose FeNO measurement has predictive value for asthma. We assessed the effect of age, allergy profile, atopy, lung function and the presence of allergic rhinitis on interpretation of FeNO levels for clinical applications. It was a retrospective, cross-sectional study. We evaluated data from medical documentation of 1767 children with symptoms of allergic diseases such as asthma and/or allergic rhinitis. We included in the analyses subjects who had the following tests done during diagnostic procedures (single measurement): FeNO, spirometry, specific IgE results. All subjects had undergone a minimum 3-years prospective clinical observation after the first FeNO measurement until the later assignment (or not) of an asthma/allergic rhinitis diagnosis. We included 1767 children into the analysis; asthma diagnosis was confirm in 1054 (59.6%) children. We showed that only atopy (OR: 1.9; 95%CI: 1.5–2.4) and presence of allergic rhinitis (OR: 1.6; 95%CI: 1.4–1.9) were independently associated with increased FeNO level. Only among patients with atopy and allergic rhinitis FeNO level (above 23ppb) was associated with asthma diagnosis. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value of FeNO >23ppb for asthma diagnosis were as follows: 0.9(95%CI: 0.68–0.98), 0.52(95%CI: 0.42–0.61), 0.25(95%CI: 0.16–0.37), 0.97(95%CI: 0.88–0.99). We showed that in children with atopy and with allergic rhinitis a negative predictive value for asthma diagnosis was very high with the optimal cut-off point of FeNO 23ppb. Therefore we showed the utility of FeNO measurements to exclude asthma in the subgroup of patients with atopy and allergic rhinitis.
ISSN:1089-8603
1089-8611
DOI:10.1016/j.niox.2014.06.001