Open AccessPrevalence of adult asthma at Tomsk
Author(s) -
M. A. Balaganskaya,
Л. И. Волкова,
N. G. Polsha,
A. V. Chigan,
N. V. Tszin,
S. V. Baranovskaya
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
pulʹmonologiâ
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.126
H-Index - 6
eISSN - 2541-9617
pISSN - 0869-0189
DOI - 10.18093/0869-0189-2008-0-2-34-37
Subject(s) - asthma , medicine , epidemiology , pediatrics , disease , population , prevalence , environmental health
The aim of this study was to estimate prevalence of asthma in adults at industrial city Tomsk. A total of 2000 responders aged 18 to 75 yrs participated in the study. Prevalence of asthma-like symptoms was estimated using the standardized questionnaire ECRHS. Two hundred patients with asthma-like symptoms underwent clinical, functional, and allergological examination. Asthma-like symptoms were revealed in 37.8 % of the studied population. Prevalence of asthma was 9.8 %. These findings significantly exceed official data. Asthma was newly diagnosed in 60 % of symptomatic adults that is evidence of late detection of the disease.