• Larissa Celiberto Renosto, Carla Acatauassu, Itana Andrade, Marina Rafael, Talita Lemos Paulino, Fabíola Isabel Suano-Souza, Dirceu Solé, and SarniRoseli Oselka SaccardoROSHabilitation (BR: Livre-docência), Full Professor of the Department of Pediatrics, FMABC, Santo André, SP, Brazil..
• Resident in Pediatrics at Escola Paulista de Medicina - Universidade Federal de São Paulo (EPM-Unifesp), São Paulo, SP, Brazil.
• Rev Assoc Med Bras (1992). 2017 Mar 1; 63 (3): 236-241.

Objective:To evaluate the stature growth rate (GR) and the weight gain of prepubertal asthmatic children.Method:A retrospective cohort study evaluating medical records of 85 children diagnosed with asthma, aged less than 9 years, of both sexes, with at least one year of follow-up in the allergy outpatient clinic. The data on the disease, weights and heights were collected through a standardized questionnaire on two occasions, with an interval of one year. The curves proposed by Tanner were applied for the analysis of the GR, and the Z-score of the GR (ZGR) was calculated.Results:Excess weight (risk for overweight, overweight and obesity) was observed in 31.8% (27/85) of the patients, but there was no association with the severity of asthma. Low GR (ZGR < -2) was found in 13.9% (11/79) of patients, most frequently among children with moderate/severe persistent asthma compared to persistent mild and intermittent forms (7/11 - 63.6% vs. 21/68 - 30.2%, respectively, p=0.047). Use of steroids (dose, type and time of use) was not associated with GR.Conclusion:GR was most affected in children with moderate/severe asthma.

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