Asthma Phenotypes in XXXX : A Multicenter Cross-Sectional Study in Adult Asthmatics.

@entity1 @entity748 @entity233 @entity28 @entity565 @entity102 @entity56 @entity1576
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate @entity565 phenotypes in @entity1 with @entity565 from different regions of @entity233 . @entity1 AND METHODS: A total of 1400 adult @entity748 @entity1 (mean (SD) age: 44.0 (13.9) years, 75% females) from 14 centers across @entity233 were included in this study and a standard questionnaire was applied between the time period of February 2011 -January 2012 . RESULTS: The disease onset   >=    40 years of age was higher percentage in @entity28 vs. normal/overweight @entity1 and non- @entity56 vs. @entity56 @entity1 (p<0.01). The percentage of @entity1 who had FEV1 values over 80% was higher in @entity56 than non- @entity56 and normal/overweight than @entity28 @entity1 (p<0.01). Uncontrolled asthmatics have more severe disease (p<0.01). There were more frequent hospital admissions in non- @entity56 and uncontrolled asthmatics (p<0.01). @entity102 was the leading co-morbid disorder in normal/overweight and @entity56 , while GERD was more frequent in non- @entity56 and uncontrolled @entity565 (p<0.01). Asthma control rate was the highest (39.0%) in @entity1 from Marmara region among all geographical regions (p<0.05). CONCLUSION: In conclusion, our findings revealed existence of clinical/trigger related phenotypes based on BMI, @entity56 status, control level and geographical region with more frequent @entity1576 and/or adverse health outcomes in uncontrolled, @entity28 and non- @entity56 phenotypes. This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
