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Cross‐sectional epidemiological survey of asthma in J inan, C hina
Author(s) -
WANG DEXIANG,
XIAO WEI,
MA DEDONG,
ZHANG YUKE,
WANG QIN,
Wang CHUAN,
JI XIULI,
HE BAOLONG,
WU XIA,
CHEN HONGLI,
ZHANG YI,
JIANG YUANYUAN,
YIN JIA
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
respirology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.857
H-Index - 85
eISSN - 1440-1843
pISSN - 1323-7799
DOI - 10.1111/resp.12005
Subject(s) - asthma , medicine , epidemiology , atopy , cross sectional study , pediatrics , environmental health , china , asthma management , demography , pathology , sociology , political science , law
Background and objective The prevalence and control of asthma in all ages are seldom known in J inan, C hina. This study aims to determine the prevalence, related factors and control of asthma in populations of all ages in J inan, C hina. Methods A cross‐sectional epidemiological questionnaire survey was performed with all members from approximately 4500 randomly selected families from 60 communities in the urban area and in 40 villages in the rural area. The completed questionnaires were focused on asthma, asthma‐like respiratory symptoms and asthma control. Results A total of 13 645 individuals were interviewed in the survey, and the number of effective questionnaires reached 13 419. The asthma prevalence of all ages in Jinan was 1.1%. Atopy, asthma family history, household size and age were independent factors related to asthma. The control of asthma in Jinan was suboptimal in a high proportion of patients and even worse in the rural area. Conclusions The asthma prevalence for all ages in Jinan was relatively low compared with that in western countries; however, local asthma control fell markedly short from the goals of the G lobal I nitiative for A sthma ( GINA ) criteria for asthma management, which may be attributed to the poor adherence to GINA guidelines, especially the underuse of preventative medication of inhaled corticosteroids.