Risk Factors for Asthma Onset Between the Ages of 12 and 40: Results of the FENASMA Study

Abstract Objectives To describe the clinical profile of patients with asthma and to identify possible risk factors for its development in subjects over the age of 12. Patients and methods A multicenter study of cases and controls. Recruited for inclusion were case subjects between the ages of 12 and...

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Published in:Archivos de bronconeumología (English ed.) 2011-09, Vol.47 (9), p.433-440
Main Authors: Pelta Fernández, Roberto, De Miguel Díez, Javier, Álvarez-Perea, Alberto, Magán Tapia, Purificación, Jiménez García, Rodrigo, Sanz De Burgoa Gómez-Piñán, Verónica
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Language:English
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Adultos
Adults
Asma
Asthma
Factores de riesgo
Internal Medicine
Pulmonary/Respiratory
Risk factors
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Summary:Abstract Objectives To describe the clinical profile of patients with asthma and to identify possible risk factors for its development in subjects over the age of 12. Patients and methods A multicenter study of cases and controls. Recruited for inclusion were case subjects between the ages of 12 and 40 diagnosed with asthma, with an onset of symptoms after the age of 12. Control subjects were selected, with ages between 12 and 40, who did not have childhood asthma and did not present symptoms of asthma at the time of the study. Results We evaluated 923 subjects: 247 cases and 671 controls, 54.9% were women. Mean age of the cases was 28.3±8.2; mean age of controls was 30.8±7.1 ( P
ISSN:1579-2129
1579-2129
DOI:10.1016/j.arbr.2011.04.009