Corresponding author:
Dr. Sherri Katz
Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario
401 Smyth Road Rm. W1403
Ottawa, ON K1H 8L1
Tel: (613) 737-7600 x 2956
Fax: (613) 738-4297
Email: skatz@cheo.on.ca
Primary institute: Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario, Ottawa, Ontario, Canada
Financial support : This study was supported by the Ontario Lung Association Grant in Aid Award and the CHEO Research Institute Resident Research Award.
Ethics approval: Local research ethics board approval and Health Canada approval was obtained at each of the three participating sites (Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Ethics Board (REB) #16/31E; The Hospital for Sick Children REB # 1000055745; and Centre hospitalier universitaire Sainte-Justine #2017-1486).
Consent to participate: Written informed consent and/or assent was obtained from all children and their parents included in this study.
Conflicts of interest: The authors have no relevant conflicts of interest to declare.
Author contribution statement: This study was conceptualized by Dr. Katz, and designed by Drs. Roeper, Chaput, Katz, Barrowman, and Momoli. Recruitment and acquisition of the respiratory symptom questionnaire, pulmonary function tests, and pedometer data was conducted by Drs. Katz, Luu, Nuyt, Thebaud, Moraes, Tse, Ben Fadel, and Roeper. Drs. Santyr, Abdeen, Deschenes, and Couch contributed to MRI data acquisition and interpretation. Dr. Parraga was responsible for the MRI data analysis and interpretation. Ms. Blinder was responsible for project management, data acquisition, and data validation. Statistical analysis was performed by Ms. Hayawi, with oversight by Dr. Barrowman. Dr. Roeper wrote the initial manuscript draft. All authors contributed to data interpretation and revision of the manuscript, and approved the final version being submitted.
Keywords: physical activity, bronchopulmonary dysplasia, prematurity, magnetic resonance imaging, pediatric, pulmonary function test
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