Adult Asthma Linked to Higher Risk of Multiple Comorbidities Over 15 Years: Study
Researchers have found in a new study over a 15-year follow-up that adults with asthma showed significantly higher rates of comorbidities, including a 10-fold increased risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and a 4-fold higher risk of conditions like acute rhinosinusitis, chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps, and atopic dermatitis, compared to matched non-asthmatic individuals.
Asthma is a common chronic disease characterised by variable respiratory symptoms and airflow limitation, affecting roughly 4%–10% of the adult population. Adult asthma is associated with higher all-cause mortality compared to individuals without asthma. In this study, we investigate the comorbidities that may affect the management of asthma. Total of 1648 adults with asthma and 3310 individuals without asthma aged 30–93 were matched with age, gender and area of residency, and followed from 1 January 1997 to 31 December 2013.
Baseline information was collected with questionnaires 1997 and follow-up register data from the national discharge registry Finnish Institute for Health and Welfare. Data included diagnoses from outpatient care and day surgery of specialised health care, and data from inpatient care of specialised and primary health care. We included all main diagnoses that had at minimum 200 events and number of diagnoses based on their common appearance with adult asthma.
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