A screening program identified children with poorly managed asthma or respiratory dysfunction. Children in grades 2-5 in all Passaic, New Jersey, schools were eligible for screening with questionnaires and a biometric test. Those with risk factors or failed biometric screening were referred to primary care providers. Of the 6,579 eligible children, 3,657 (56%) had parental questionnaires returned and 3,834 (58%) were biometrically screened. Over the 4-yr study period, 6-22% of children were previously diagnosed with asthma. Approximately 20% of children demonstrated peak flow measures

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<75% of the predicted value in Yr 4, our criteria for test failure, we examined the height and weight data more carefully, because the expected values were calculated from these variables. The data were evaluated for outliers, and several children were identified as significantly older than the rest of the children in their grade level because they were from the city's special education cohort. These children were excluded from further analyses. Many children were overweight, as indicated by both weight and body mass index (BMI) measures. One hundred and two children had body weights>

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