Table 6 |
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Summary table of asthma studies in the elderly |
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Reference (Year) |
Country |
Type of Study |
Age Group |
Final Sample Size (Response Rate-%) |
Outcome |
Prevalence (95%CI) |
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Hardie et al [25] (2005) |
Norway |
Cross-Sectional Survey |
70 years and older |
1649 (56%) |
Current Asthma |
All: 8.0% (6.5–9.5) Men: 8.1% (6.0–10.2) Women: 8.0% (5.9–10.0) |
|
Wheezing |
All: 7.7 (6.3–9.1) Men: 10.3 (8.0–12.5) Women: 6.2 (4.4–8.0) |
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Malik et al [7] (2004) |
USA |
Community-based Cross-Sectional Survey |
> 60 years |
380 |
Doctor Diagnosed Asthma |
10% (9.0–16.0) |
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Mishra [31] (2003) |
India |
Interview administered Cross-sectional survey |
60 years and older |
38,582 (98% overall) |
[Self-reported] Asthma |
Range: 8.5%–12.4% (various age groups) Men: 9.5%–14.0% Women: 7.5%–10.5% |
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Choy et al. [32] (2002) |
China |
Cross-sectional survey |
70 yrs and older |
179 (72%) |
[Clinical] Asthma |
3.9% (1.6–7.9) |
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[Symptom-based] Asthma |
5.0% (2.3–9.3) |
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Saks et. al. [33] (2001) |
Estonia |
Interview administered survey |
≥ 65 years of age |
811 (81.1%) |
Doctor Diagnosed Asthma |
5.5% (3.9%–7.2%) |
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Romero et al. [4] (2001) |
USA |
community-based cross-sectional survey |
≥ 65 years of age |
883 (53%) |
[Self reported] Asthma |
NHWM*: 9.3% NHWF* : 7.6% HM*: 4.2% HF*: 6.3% |
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Enright et. al. [6] (1999) |
USA |
Prospective study-Cardiovascular Health Study |
≥ 65 years of age |
4581 |
Definite Asthma |
3.9% |
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Probable Asthma |
4.1% |
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Parameswaran et. al. [26] (1998) |
U.K. |
Cross-Sectional Survey |
> 65 years of age |
1362 (68%) |
Asthma |
7.0% |
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Nejjari et al. [27] (1996) |
France |
Cross-sectional based on PAQUID Cohort |
≥ 65 years of age |
2355 (97.9%) |
Asthma |
Overall: 6.1% Men: 7.4% (5.7–9.0) Women: 5.2% (4.1–6.4) |
|
Current Asthma |
Overall: 2.5% Men: 2.9% Women: 2.2% |
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Isoaho et al. [28] (1994) |
Finland |
Cross-sectional survey |
≥ 65 years of age |
1196 (93%) |
Self reported Asthma |
Men: 7.0% Women: 8.6% |
|
Current Asthma |
Men: 2.9% Women: 3.8% |
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Burrows et al. [5] (1991) |
USA |
Cross-sectional as part of a longitudinal study |
≥ 65 years of age |
804 |
[Self reported] Asthma |
Men: 3.8% Women: 7.1% |
|
Active Asthma |
Overall: 7.5% Men: 7.9% Women: 7.1% |
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Horsley et al. [29] (1991) |
U.K. |
Postal Cross Sectional Survey |
≥ 65 years of age |
1803 (96.2%) |
Asthma |
Overall: 8.4% Men: 9.6% Women: 7.2% |
|
Current Asthma |
Overall: 4.2% Men: 4.9% Women:3.6% |
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Wheezing |
Overall: 24.2% Men: 29.2% Women: 19.7% |
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Burr et al. [30] (1979) |
U.K. |
Random Cross-sectional survey |
70 yrs and older |
418 (86.2%) |
Current Asthma |
Overall: 2.9% Men: 5.1% Women: 1.8% |
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[Ever] Asthma |
6.5% |
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* NHWM = non-Hispanic white male, NHWF = non-Hispanic white female, HM = Hispanic male, HF = Hispanic female. |
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