Table 3 Spirometry findings, medication classified by ATC (www.whocc.no/atc_ddd_index/) and reported respiratory symptoms in 130 competitive swimmers that qualified for National Swimming Championships. The population was grouped according to physician-diagnosed asthma and allergy, physician-diagnosed asthma without allergy, physician-diagnosed allergy and no asthma and no allergy
Swimmers with physician diagnosed | Spirometry finding: Normal Obstruction § | Medication ATC classification (number of swimmers received prescription) | Respiratory symptoms | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Asthma and allergy N = 17 § | 10 | 7 | ∘ Respiratory system nasal preparations R01AD11 (1) ∘ R01BA52 (1) ∘ * Respiratory system drugs for obstructive airway diseases, adrenergics, inhalants R03AC02 (7) * R03AK06 (4) * R03AC03 (2) * R03AC13 (1) * R03AK07 (2) * R03BA02 (4) * R03BA05 (1) * R03BA05 (1) * × Respiratory system antihistamines for systemic use, aminoalkyl ethers R06AE07 (1) × R06AE09 (1) × R06AX22 (2) × ⦁ Sensory organs ophthalmological drugs decongestants and antiallergics S01GX01 (1) ⦁ | 12 out of 17 |
Asthma | 6 | 3 | * Respiratory system drugs for obstructive airway diseases, adrenergics, inhalants R03AC02 (4) * R03AC13 (1) * R03AK06 (2) * R03AK07 (3) * R03BA02 (1) * R03BA05 (1) * R03BA05 (1) * R03DC03 (1) * ⦁ Sensory organs ophthalmological drugs decongestants and antiallergics S01GX01 (1) ⦁ | 7 out of 9 |
Allergy N = 31 | 31 | 0 | × Respiratory system antihistamines for systemic use, aminoalkyl ethers R06AE09 (1) × R06AE07 (1) × ⦁ Sensory organs ophthalmological drugs decongestants and antiallergics S01GX08 (1) ⦁ | 18 out of 31 |
No asthma and no allergy N = 73 | 73 | 0 | – | 9 out of 73 |