From Our 2007 Archives Asthma Common in College Athletes? Latest
Asthma News Exercise-Induced Asthma Seen in 42 of 107 College
Athletes Studied; Many Had No Asthma History Reviewed By Louise
Chang, MD Sept. 7, 2007 -- Many college athletes may have
exercise-induced asthma and not know it, a new study shows. In
exercise-induced asthma, the airways narrow during or shortly
after exercise. The new study on exercise-induced asthma
included 107 varsity athletes at Ohio State University. Their
sports include basketball, football, gymnastics, ice hockey,
lacrosse, rowing, tennis, volleyball, and wrestling. The male
and female athletes reported any history of asthma symptoms.
They also took lung function tests, including a test that's
recommended to screen Olympic athletes for exercise-induced
asthma. The results showed that 47 athletes -- 39% -- had
exercise-induced asthma. Most of those athletes -- 86% -- didn't
know they had exercise-induced asthma and had no prior history
of asthma. The athletes' sex or sport did