| Autor: |
Hanna Hisinger-Mölkänen, MD, Jasmin Honkamäki, MD, Hannu Kankaanranta, MD, PhD, Leena Tuomisto, MD, PhD, Helena Backman, PhD, Heidi Andersen, MD, PhD, Ari Lindqvist, MD, PhD, Lauri Lehtimäki, MD, PhD, Anssi Sovijärvi, MD, PhD, Eva Rönmark, PhD, Paula Pallasaho, MD, PhD, Pinja Ilmarinen, PhD, Päivi Piirilä, MD, PhD |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2022 |
| Předmět: |
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| Zdroj: |
World Allergy Organization Journal, Vol 15, Iss 9, Pp 100675- (2022) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
1939-4551 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.waojou.2022.100675 |
| Popis: |
Background: Although asthma may begin at any age, knowledge about relationship between asthma age of onset and the prevalence and character of different symptoms is scarce. Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate if adult-diagnosed asthma is associated with more symptoms and different symptom profiles than child-diagnosed asthma. Methods: A FinEsS postal survey was conducted in a random sample of 16 000 20-69-year-old Finnish adults in 2016. Those reporting physician-diagnosed asthma and age at asthma diagnosis were included. Age 18 years was chosen to delineate child- and adult-diagnosed asthma. Results: Of responders (N = 8199, 51.5%), 842 (10.3%) reported asthma diagnosis. Adult-diagnosed asthma was reported by 499 (59.3%) and child-diagnosed by 343 (40.7%). Of responders with adult-diagnosed and child-diagnosed asthma, 81.8% versus 60.6% used asthma medication (p |
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