Prevalence of asthma and its association with rhinitis in the elderly

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Autor(a) principal: Pite, H
Data de Publicação: 2014
Outros Autores: Pereira, AM, Morais-Almeida, M, Nunes, C, Bousquet, J, Fonseca, JA
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: http://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/7353
Resumo: BACKGROUND: Asthma and rhinitis are frequent respiratory diseases in children and adults. Despite the increase in the aging population, there are few epidemiologic data on both diseases in the elderly. So far, no population-based study has analyzed the association between asthma and rhinitis symptoms and severity in this age group. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of physician-diagnosed asthma in the population aged ≥65 years in mainland Portugal and to evaluate its association with the presence and classification of rhinitis according to ARIA recommendations, in this age group. METHODS: A cross-sectional, nationwide, population-based survey of individuals aged ≥65 years, living in mainland Portugal was performed. RESULTS: Data were obtained from 3678 respondents. The prevalence of physician-diagnosed asthma was 10.9% (95% confidence interval (95%CI) 9.9-11.9). The frequency of asthma diagnosis increased with the number of nasal symptoms (p < 0.001). A strong association between asthma and rhinitis was found (odds ratio (OR) 13.86 (95%CI 10.66-18.02)). The strength of this association increased with the persistence and severity of rhinitis, being particularly high in elderly subjects with moderate-severe persistent rhinitis (OR 39.9 (95%CI 27.5-58.0)). CONCLUSIONS: Asthma is common in the elderly and strongly associated with rhinitis. The OR for asthma is especially high in persistent and severe ARIA classification rhinitis types. This study strengthens the need for an integrated assessment of asthma together with rhinitis in the elderly
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spelling Prevalence of asthma and its association with rhinitis in the elderlyAsthmaRhinitisAgedAsmaRiniteIdosoBACKGROUND: Asthma and rhinitis are frequent respiratory diseases in children and adults. Despite the increase in the aging population, there are few epidemiologic data on both diseases in the elderly. So far, no population-based study has analyzed the association between asthma and rhinitis symptoms and severity in this age group. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of physician-diagnosed asthma in the population aged ≥65 years in mainland Portugal and to evaluate its association with the presence and classification of rhinitis according to ARIA recommendations, in this age group. METHODS: A cross-sectional, nationwide, population-based survey of individuals aged ≥65 years, living in mainland Portugal was performed. RESULTS: Data were obtained from 3678 respondents. The prevalence of physician-diagnosed asthma was 10.9% (95% confidence interval (95%CI) 9.9-11.9). The frequency of asthma diagnosis increased with the number of nasal symptoms (p < 0.001). A strong association between asthma and rhinitis was found (odds ratio (OR) 13.86 (95%CI 10.66-18.02)). The strength of this association increased with the persistence and severity of rhinitis, being particularly high in elderly subjects with moderate-severe persistent rhinitis (OR 39.9 (95%CI 27.5-58.0)). CONCLUSIONS: Asthma is common in the elderly and strongly associated with rhinitis. The OR for asthma is especially high in persistent and severe ARIA classification rhinitis types. This study strengthens the need for an integrated assessment of asthma together with rhinitis in the elderlyElsevierRepositório ComumPite, HPereira, AMMorais-Almeida, MNunes, CBousquet, JFonseca, JA2014-12-18T19:05:09Z20142014-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.26/7353engRespir Med. 2014;108(8):1117-26.info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2022-12-20T14:25:01Zoai:comum.rcaap.pt:10400.26/7353Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T16:22:39.742751Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse
dc.title.none.fl_str_mv Prevalence of asthma and its association with rhinitis in the elderly
title Prevalence of asthma and its association with rhinitis in the elderly
spellingShingle Prevalence of asthma and its association with rhinitis in the elderly
Pite, H
Asthma
Rhinitis
Aged
Asma
Rinite
Idoso
title_short Prevalence of asthma and its association with rhinitis in the elderly
title_full Prevalence of asthma and its association with rhinitis in the elderly
title_fullStr Prevalence of asthma and its association with rhinitis in the elderly
title_full_unstemmed Prevalence of asthma and its association with rhinitis in the elderly
title_sort Prevalence of asthma and its association with rhinitis in the elderly
author Pite, H
author_facet Pite, H
Pereira, AM
Morais-Almeida, M
Nunes, C
Bousquet, J
Fonseca, JA
author_role author
author2 Pereira, AM
Morais-Almeida, M
Nunes, C
Bousquet, J
Fonseca, JA
author2_role author
author
author
author
author
dc.contributor.none.fl_str_mv Repositório Comum
dc.contributor.author.fl_str_mv Pite, H
Pereira, AM
Morais-Almeida, M
Nunes, C
Bousquet, J
Fonseca, JA
dc.subject.por.fl_str_mv Asthma
Rhinitis
Aged
Asma
Rinite
Idoso
topic Asthma
Rhinitis
Aged
Asma
Rinite
Idoso
description BACKGROUND: Asthma and rhinitis are frequent respiratory diseases in children and adults. Despite the increase in the aging population, there are few epidemiologic data on both diseases in the elderly. So far, no population-based study has analyzed the association between asthma and rhinitis symptoms and severity in this age group. This study aimed to estimate the prevalence of physician-diagnosed asthma in the population aged ≥65 years in mainland Portugal and to evaluate its association with the presence and classification of rhinitis according to ARIA recommendations, in this age group. METHODS: A cross-sectional, nationwide, population-based survey of individuals aged ≥65 years, living in mainland Portugal was performed. RESULTS: Data were obtained from 3678 respondents. The prevalence of physician-diagnosed asthma was 10.9% (95% confidence interval (95%CI) 9.9-11.9). The frequency of asthma diagnosis increased with the number of nasal symptoms (p < 0.001). A strong association between asthma and rhinitis was found (odds ratio (OR) 13.86 (95%CI 10.66-18.02)). The strength of this association increased with the persistence and severity of rhinitis, being particularly high in elderly subjects with moderate-severe persistent rhinitis (OR 39.9 (95%CI 27.5-58.0)). CONCLUSIONS: Asthma is common in the elderly and strongly associated with rhinitis. The OR for asthma is especially high in persistent and severe ARIA classification rhinitis types. This study strengthens the need for an integrated assessment of asthma together with rhinitis in the elderly
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