Nationwide Cross-Sectional Population-Based Study on the Prevalences of Asthma and Asthma Symptoms among Japanese Adults

被引：62

作者：

Fukutomi, Yuma ^{[1
,2
]}

Nakamura, Hiroyuki ^{[2
]}

Kobayashi, Fumio ^{[3
]}

Taniguchi, Masami ^{[1
]}

Konno, Satoshi ^{[4
]}

Nishimura, Masaharu ^{[4
]}

Kawagishi, Yukio ^{[5
]}

Watanabe, Junko ^{[1
]}

Komase, Yuko ^{[6
]}

Akamatsu, Yasuhiro ^{[3
]}

Okada, Chiharu

Tanimoto, Yasushi ^{[8
]}

Takahashi, Kiyoshi ^{[7
]}

Kimura, Tomoaki ^{[9
]}

Eboshida, Akira ^{[9
]}

Hirota, Ryoji ^{[11
]}

Ikei, Junko ^{[10
]}

Odajima, Hiroshi ^{[10
]}

Nakagawa, Takemasa ^{[6
]}

Akasawa, Akira ^{[12
]}

Akiyama, Kazuo ^{[1
]}

机构：

[1] Sagamihara Natl Hosp, Clin Res Ctr Allergy & Rheumatol, Sagamihara, Kanagawa, Japan

[2] Kanazawa Univ, Dept Environm & Prevent Med, Grad Sch Med Sci, Kanazawa, Ishikawa, Japan

[3] Aichi Med Univ, Sch Med, Dept Hlth & Psychosocial Med, Aichi, Japan

[4] Hokkaido Univ, Grad Sch Med, Div Resp Med, Dept Internal Med, Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan

[5] Toyama Univ, Fac Med, Dept Internal Med 1, Toyama 930, Japan

[6] St Marianna Univ, Sch Med, Kawasaki, Kanagawa, Japan

[7] Natl Hosp Org, Minami Okayama Med Ctr, Okayama, Japan

[8] Grad Sch Med, Dept Hematol Oncol & Resp Med, Okayama, Japan

[9] Hiroshima Univ, Dept Publ Hlth & Hlth Policy, Grad Sch Biomed Sci, Hiroshima, Japan

[10] Natl Minami Fukuoka Hosp, Fukuoka, Japan

[11] Kochi Med Sch, Dept Environm Med, Nankoku, Japan

[12] Natl Ctr Child Hlth & Dev, Dept Interdisciplinary Med, Tokyo, Japan

来源：

INTERNATIONAL ARCHIVES OF ALLERGY AND IMMUNOLOGY | 2010年 / 153卷 / 03期

关键词：

Asthma; Prevalence; Epidemiology; Japan; RESPIRATORY HEALTH SURVEY; BRONCHIAL HYPERRESPONSIVENESS;

D O I：

10.1159/000314369

中图分类号：

R392 [医学免疫学];

学科分类号：

100102 ;

摘要：

Background: Asthma is a common respiratory disease worldwide. However, few reports are available on the prevalences of asthma and asthma symptoms among Asian subjects. Methods: To determine the prevalences of asthma and asthma symptoms among Japanese subjects, we performed a nationwide cross-sectional, population-based study on Japanese adults aged 20-79 years. Ten areas spread throughout the country were randomly selected. Door-to-door or postal surveys were performed using a translated version of the European Community Respiratory Health Survey questionnaire. Results: The survey was completed by 23,483 participants. The overall response rate was 70.6%. The prevalences of wheeze and current asthma among all participants aged 20-79 years were 10.1% (95% CI: 9.7-10.5%) and 4.2% (95% CI: 4.0-4.5%), respectively. The prevalences among young adults aged 20-44 years were 9.3% (95% CI: 8.7-9.9%) and 5.3% (95% CI: 4.8-5.8%), respectively. The prevalence of current asthma was highest in females aged 30-39 years in comparison with the other gender and age groups. Conclusions: This nationwide study determined the prevalences of asthma and asthma symptoms among Japanese adults. The results provide fundamental information on the respiratory health of Japanese adults. Copyright (C) 2010 S. Karger AG, Basel

引用

页码：280 / 287

页数：8

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