Prevention and Incidence of Asthma and Mite Allergy (PIAMA) Risk Score determines risk of asthma for school age children.
To determine risk of asthma for school age children.
Formula for PIAMA risk score: Addition of assigned points to 7 parameters: sex, medium/lo parental education, parental asthma, preterm birth, wheezing frequency, wheezing/dyspnea apart from colds and eczema. Score interpretation: PIAMA Risk Score Risk of Asthma by School Age ≤7 ≤5% 8-15 6%-22% ≥16 25%-60%
1. Brunekreef B, et al. The prevention and incidence of asthma and mite allergy (PIAMA) birth cohort study: design and first results. Pediatr Allergy Immunol. 2002; 13: 55–60.
OBSERVATION.basic_demographic.v1, EVALUATION.piama_risk_score.v0