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Increased Prevalence of Self-Reported Asthma Among Korean Adults: An Analysis of KNHANES I and IV Data

Authors
 Song Yee Kim  ;  Ji Ye Jung  ;  Moo Suk Park  ;  Young Ae Kang  ;  Eun Young Kim  ;  Se Kyu Kim  ;  Joon Chang  ;  Young Sam Kim 
Citation
 LUNG, Vol.191(3) : 281-288, 2013 
Journal Title
LUNG
ISSN
 0341-2040 
Issue Date
2013
MeSH
Adult ; Age Factors ; Anti-Asthmatic Agents/therapeutic use ; Asthma/diagnosis* ; Asthma/drug therapy ; Asthma/epidemiology* ; Chi-Square Distribution ; Drug Utilization ; Health Surveys ; Humans ; Logistic Models ; Middle Aged ; Odds Ratio ; Prevalence ; Republic of Korea/epidemiology ; Respiratory Sounds/diagnosis ; Risk Factors ; Self Report* ; Smoking/adverse effects ; Smoking/epidemiology ; Smoking Cessation ; Smoking Prevention ; Time Factors ; Young Adult
Keywords
Asthma ; Prevalence ; Epidemiology ; Trend
Abstract
BACKGROUND:
Asthma is one of the most common chronic conditions. Knowing the longitudinal trends of prevalence is important in developing health service planning and in assessing the impact of the disease. However, there have been no studies that examined current asthma prevalence trends in Korea through the analysis of nationwide surveys.
METHODS:
Data were acquired from patients aged 20-59 years who participated in the First Korean National Health and Nutritional Examination Surveys (KNHANES), which was conducted in 1998, and in the second year of the Fourth KNHANES, which was conducted in 2008. To estimate the prevalence of asthma with age and gender standardization, we used data from the Population and Housing Census, which was conducted by Statistics Korea in 2005.
RESULTS:
The prevalence of physician-diagnosed asthma increased from 1998 to 2008 (1998: 0.7 %, 2008: 2.0 %). The prevalence of asthma medication usage also increased from 1998 to 2008 (1998: 0.3 %, 2008: 0.7 %); however, the prevalence of wheezing decreased between 1998 and 2008 (1998: 13.7 %, 2008: 6.3 %). A similar trend was observed after estimating the prevalence of asthma with age and gender standardization. Allergic rhinitis might be the reason for the increased prevalence of physician-diagnosed asthma, while the observed decrease in wheezing may be related to the decrease in smoking or the increase in the use of asthma medication.
CONCLUSIONS:
The present study showed that the prevalence of both self-reported physician-diagnosed asthma and asthma medication usage increased from 1998 to 2008 in Korea, despite a possible changing pattern of diagnosing asthma.
Full Text
http://link.springer.com/article/10.1007%2Fs00408-013-9453-9
DOI
10.1007/s00408-013-9453-9
Appears in Collections:
1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Internal Medicine (내과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers
Yonsei Authors
Kang, Young Ae(강영애) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7783-5271
Kim, Se Kyu(김세규)
Kim, Song Yee(김송이) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8627-486X
Kim, Young Sam(김영삼) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9656-8482
Kim, Eun Young(김은영) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3281-5744
Park, Moo Suk(박무석) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0820-7615
Chang, Joon(장준) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4542-6841
Jung, Ji Ye(정지예) ORCID logo https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1589-4142
URI
https://ir.ymlib.yonsei.ac.kr/handle/22282913/87854
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