Rapaport, L. (2019, March 11). Kids with asthma may struggle in school. Retrieved March 13, 2019.

Youths with poorly controlled asthma had more school absences, fewer completed assignments and worse work quality, compared with those with well-controlled asthma, researchers reported in the Annals of Allergy, Asthma & Immunology. The findings, based on data involving 445 children ages 7 to 9, also showed that the links between poor asthma status and control, increased asthma symptoms, reduced lung functioning and low academic achievement were stronger among minorities, especially Hispanics.