Increase in prevalence of physician-diagnosed asthma in Helsinki during the Finnish Asthma Programme: improved recognition of asthma in primary care? A cross-sectional cohort study
Increase in prevalence of physician-diagnosed asthma in Helsinki during the Finnish Asthma Programme: improved recognition of asthma in primary care? A cross-sectional cohort study
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10.4104/pcrj.2013.00002
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2013-03-01
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Pietinalho, Anne
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Kainu, Annette;Pallasaho, Paula;Pietinalho, Anne
背景资料：哮喘患病率的持续上升一直受到质疑，最近的报告表明，在1994年至2004年芬兰哮喘项目期间，评估赫尔辛基成人人群中经医生诊断的哮喘、呼吸道和过敏症状的年龄调整患病率以及哮喘药物使用的10年趋势。方法：两个横截面的邮政调查进行了随机芬兰国家人口登记处的样本相隔10年，使用相同的协议。1996年和2006年分别有6,062人（75.9%）和2,449人（61.9%）参加了调查。结果：经医生诊断的哮喘患病率从1996年的6.5%上升到2006年的10.0%（P
Background: The continuing rise in asthma prevalence has been questioned, with recent reports suggesting a plateau.Aims: To assess a 10-year trend in the age-adjusted prevalence of physician-diagnosed asthma, respiratory and allergic symptoms, and use of asthma medication in the adult population of Helsinki during the Finnish Asthma Programme from 1994 to 2004.Methods: Two cross-sectional postal surveys were conducted among random Finnish National Population Registry samples 10 years apart using the same protocol. A total of 6,062 subjects (75.9%) and 2,449 subjects (61.9%) participated in 1996 and 2006, respectively.Results: The prevalence of physician-diagnosed asthma increased from 6.5% in 1996 to 10.0% in 2006 (p