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Original article

Hengityselimistön kuormitus altistaa urheilijan astmalle

Lääkärilehti (Finnish Medical Journal) · 2024

Review article in the Finnish Medical Journal on respiratory stress and the development of athlete's asthma. The article discusses how high minute ventilation volumes and environmental factors stress the airways and predispose endurance athletes to asthma development.

Asthma and Respiratory Symptoms in Finnish Competitive Cross-Country Skiers

Tampere University Dissertations · 2024

Doctoral dissertation on asthma and respiratory symptoms in Finnish competitive cross-country skiers. The research showed that asthma is more prevalent in competitive skiers than in the general population, has a later onset, is more often non-allergic, and is associated with high training volume. Skiers experience frequent respiratory symptoms during exercise, but prolonged cough is rare. Respiratory infections hamper training especially in those with asthma.

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Acute respiratory infections hamper training and competition in cross-country skiers, especially in those with asthma

International Journal of Circumpolar Health · 2023

Respiratory infections hampered training and competition, especially in skiers with asthma. Those with asthma withdrew from competition more often (76.9% vs. 62.2%, p = 0.011). Individual infection duration: 5.0 vs. 4.0 days. Total absent days per season: 15 vs. 10.

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Cross-country skiers often experience respiratory symptoms during and after exercise but have a low prevalence of prolonged cough

BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine · 2023

Post-exercise cough was common in skiers (60.6% vs. 22.8%, p < 0.001), but prolonged cough was rare (2.0% vs. 4.8%). Skiers frequently experienced respiratory symptoms during and after exercise.

Cross-country skiers do not want to compete in excessively cold conditions

hengitystutkimus.fi · 2022

Article on competitive cross-country skiers' experiences and preferences regarding competing in cold conditions. Skiers wished for stricter temperature limits for competitions.

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High training volume is associated with increased prevalence of nonallergic asthma in competitive cross-country skiers

BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine · 2022

Asthma prevalence in the most successful competitive cross-country skiers was 56.1%. Non-allergic asthma was more common in skiers than controls (60.1% vs. 38.7%, p = 0.036). Non-allergic asthma OR 5.05 (95% CI 2.65–9.61), allergic asthma OR 1.92 (1.08–3.42).

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Higher prevalence but later age at onset of asthma in cross-country skiers compared with general population

Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports · 2021

Asthma prevalence in 351 competitive cross-country skiers compared with 338 population controls. Asthma was more prevalent in skiers (25.9% vs. 9.2%, p < 0.001) but had a later onset (median 13.0 vs. 8.0 years). 89% of skiers with asthma had well-controlled disease. 82.4% used inhaled corticosteroids regularly.

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Asthma in Competitive Cross-Country Skiers: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

Sports Medicine · 2020

Systematic review and meta-analysis of asthma in competitive cross-country skiers. From 2,161 search results, 30 articles were included in qualitative synthesis and 8 in meta-analysis. Self-reported doctor-diagnosed asthma prevalence was 21% (95% CI 14–28%). Average medication use was 23% (95% CI 19–26%).