The burden of asthma, hay fever and eczema in adults in 17 countries: GAN Phase I study
Issued Date
2022-09-01
Resource Type
ISSN
09031936
eISSN
13993003
Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85138448810
Pubmed ID
35210319
Journal Title
European Respiratory Journal
Volume
60
Issue
3
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SCOPUS
Bibliographic Citation
European Respiratory Journal Vol.60 No.3 (2022)
Suggested Citation
Mortimer K., Lesosky M., García-Marcos L., Asher M.I., Pearce N., Ellwood E., Bissell K., El Sony A., Ellwood P., Marks G.B., Martínez-Torres A., Morales E., Perez-Fernandez V., Robertson S., Rutter C.E., Silverwood R.J., Strachan D.P., Chiang C.Y., Masekela R., Strachan D.P., Urrutia Pereira M., Ajeagah G.A., Soto-Martínez M.E., Priftis K., Sanchez J., Kochar S.K., Singh M., Singh N., Sit N., Sukumaran T.U., Awasthi S., Mahesh P.A., Sinha S., Barne M., Tavakol M., Behniafard N., Alomary S.A., Bucaliu-Ismajli I., Hana-Lleshi L., Gashi V., Kurhasani X., Gacaferri-Lumezi B., Ahmetaj L.N., Lokaj-Berisha V., Sanchez Coronel M.G., Ochoa-Lopez G., García-Almaráz R., Sacre Hazouri J.A., Ambriz-Moreno M.D.J., Mérida-Palacio J.V., Saucedo-Ramirez O.J., Hernández-Mondragón L.O., Arias-Cruz A., Jiménez González C.A., Escalante-Dominguez A.J., Linares-Zapién F.J., Navarrete-Rodriguez E.M., Falade A.G., Brożek G., Kyzmicheva K., Yeh K., Chinratanapisit S., Solé D., Soto-Quirós M.E., Singh V., Althagafi W.A., Del Río Navarro B.E., Vichyanond P. The burden of asthma, hay fever and eczema in adults in 17 countries: GAN Phase I study. European Respiratory Journal Vol.60 No.3 (2022). doi:10.1183/13993003.02865-2021 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/85555
Title
The burden of asthma, hay fever and eczema in adults in 17 countries: GAN Phase I study
Author(s)
Mortimer K.
Lesosky M.
García-Marcos L.
Asher M.I.
Pearce N.
Ellwood E.
Bissell K.
El Sony A.
Ellwood P.
Marks G.B.
Martínez-Torres A.
Morales E.
Perez-Fernandez V.
Robertson S.
Rutter C.E.
Silverwood R.J.
Strachan D.P.
Chiang C.Y.
Masekela R.
Strachan D.P.
Urrutia Pereira M.
Ajeagah G.A.
Soto-Martínez M.E.
Priftis K.
Sanchez J.
Kochar S.K.
Singh M.
Singh N.
Sit N.
Sukumaran T.U.
Awasthi S.
Mahesh P.A.
Sinha S.
Barne M.
Tavakol M.
Behniafard N.
Alomary S.A.
Bucaliu-Ismajli I.
Hana-Lleshi L.
Gashi V.
Kurhasani X.
Gacaferri-Lumezi B.
Ahmetaj L.N.
Lokaj-Berisha V.
Sanchez Coronel M.G.
Ochoa-Lopez G.
García-Almaráz R.
Sacre Hazouri J.A.
Ambriz-Moreno M.D.J.
Mérida-Palacio J.V.
Saucedo-Ramirez O.J.
Hernández-Mondragón L.O.
Arias-Cruz A.
Jiménez González C.A.
Escalante-Dominguez A.J.
Linares-Zapién F.J.
Navarrete-Rodriguez E.M.
Falade A.G.
Brożek G.
Kyzmicheva K.
Yeh K.
Chinratanapisit S.
Solé D.
Soto-Quirós M.E.
Singh V.
Althagafi W.A.
Del Río Navarro B.E.
Vichyanond P.
Lesosky M.
García-Marcos L.
Asher M.I.
Pearce N.
Ellwood E.
Bissell K.
El Sony A.
Ellwood P.
Marks G.B.
Martínez-Torres A.
Morales E.
Perez-Fernandez V.
Robertson S.
Rutter C.E.
Silverwood R.J.
Strachan D.P.
Chiang C.Y.
Masekela R.
Strachan D.P.
Urrutia Pereira M.
Ajeagah G.A.
Soto-Martínez M.E.
Priftis K.
Sanchez J.
Kochar S.K.
Singh M.
Singh N.
Sit N.
Sukumaran T.U.
Awasthi S.
Mahesh P.A.
Sinha S.
Barne M.
Tavakol M.
Behniafard N.
Alomary S.A.
Bucaliu-Ismajli I.
Hana-Lleshi L.
Gashi V.
Kurhasani X.
Gacaferri-Lumezi B.
Ahmetaj L.N.
Lokaj-Berisha V.
Sanchez Coronel M.G.
Ochoa-Lopez G.
García-Almaráz R.
Sacre Hazouri J.A.
Ambriz-Moreno M.D.J.
Mérida-Palacio J.V.
Saucedo-Ramirez O.J.
Hernández-Mondragón L.O.
Arias-Cruz A.
Jiménez González C.A.
Escalante-Dominguez A.J.
Linares-Zapién F.J.
Navarrete-Rodriguez E.M.
Falade A.G.
Brożek G.
Kyzmicheva K.
Yeh K.
Chinratanapisit S.
Solé D.
Soto-Quirós M.E.
Singh V.
Althagafi W.A.
Del Río Navarro B.E.
Vichyanond P.
Author's Affiliation
Pushpagiri Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Centre
College of Medicine
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Department of Medicine
JSS Medical College & Hospital, Mysuru
Alborz University of Medical Sciences
Universidade Federal do Pampa
Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences
Taipei Municipal Wan-Fang Hospital
Universidad de Costa Rica
Université de Yaoundé I
Universiteti i Prishtinës
Ministry of Health Saudi Arabia
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosi
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca
St George’s, University of London
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
UNSW Sydney
Slaski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Katowicach
Hospital Angeles del Pedregal
Sardar Patel Medical College
International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
Bhumibol Adulyadej Hospital
Tyumen State Medical University
King George's Medical University
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
College of Health Sciences
University College Hospital, Ibadan
Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Mahidol University
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences
UCL Institute of Education
University of Cape Town
Hospital Infantil de Mexico Federico Gomez
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh
Universidad de Murcia
Regional Hospital “Isa Grezda”
University of Prishtina
UBT College Kosovo
COMPEDIA (Colegio Mexicano de Pediatras Especialistas en Inmunología y Alergia)
The Principal Center of Family Care
CRIT de Michoacán
American Hospital in Kosovo
Hospital Infantil de Tamaulipas
ARADyAL Allergy Network
Hospital Universitario
Hospital General de Matamoros
Centro de Investigacion de Enfermedades Alergicas y Respiratorias
Centro De Enfermedades Alergicas Y Asma de Toluca
Research and Development
IMIB Bio-health Research Institute
University of Prishtina
Instituto Nacional Cardiopulmonar
Asthma Bhawan
National Allergy Asthma Bronchitis Institute
Hospital General Tijuana
Instituto Privado de Alergia
Chest Research Foundation
College of Medicine
Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Department of Medicine
JSS Medical College & Hospital, Mysuru
Alborz University of Medical Sciences
Universidade Federal do Pampa
Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences
Taipei Municipal Wan-Fang Hospital
Universidad de Costa Rica
Université de Yaoundé I
Universiteti i Prishtinës
Ministry of Health Saudi Arabia
Chang Gung Memorial Hospital
Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosi
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
Hospital Clínico Universitario Virgen de la Arrixaca
St George’s, University of London
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
UNSW Sydney
Slaski Uniwersytet Medyczny w Katowicach
Hospital Angeles del Pedregal
Sardar Patel Medical College
International Union Against Tuberculosis and Lung Disease
Bhumibol Adulyadej Hospital
Tyumen State Medical University
King George's Medical University
Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
College of Health Sciences
University College Hospital, Ibadan
Universidade Federal de São Paulo
Mahidol University
All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi
Shahid Sadoughi University of Medical Sciences
UCL Institute of Education
University of Cape Town
Hospital Infantil de Mexico Federico Gomez
Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education & Research, Chandigarh
Universidad de Murcia
Regional Hospital “Isa Grezda”
University of Prishtina
UBT College Kosovo
COMPEDIA (Colegio Mexicano de Pediatras Especialistas en Inmunología y Alergia)
The Principal Center of Family Care
CRIT de Michoacán
American Hospital in Kosovo
Hospital Infantil de Tamaulipas
ARADyAL Allergy Network
Hospital Universitario
Hospital General de Matamoros
Centro de Investigacion de Enfermedades Alergicas y Respiratorias
Centro De Enfermedades Alergicas Y Asma de Toluca
Research and Development
IMIB Bio-health Research Institute
University of Prishtina
Instituto Nacional Cardiopulmonar
Asthma Bhawan
National Allergy Asthma Bronchitis Institute
Hospital General Tijuana
Instituto Privado de Alergia
Chest Research Foundation
Other Contributor(s)
Abstract
Aims Asthma, hay fever and eczema are three common chronic conditions. There have been no recent multi-country data on the burden of these three conditions in adults; the aims of this study are to fill this evidence gap. Methods The Global Asthma Network Phase I is a multi-country cross-sectional population-based study using the same core methodology as the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood Phase III. It provides data on the burden of asthma, hay fever and eczema in children and adolescents, and, for the first time, in their parents/guardians. Results Data were available from 193912 adults (104061 female; mean±SD age 38±7.5 years) in 43 centres in 17 countries. The overall prevalence (range) of symptoms was 6.6% (0.9-32.7%) for current wheeze, 4.4% (0.9-29.0%) for asthma ever, 14.4% (2.8-45.7%) for hay fever ever and 9.9% (1.6-29.5%) for eczema ever. Centre prevalence varied considerably both between countries and within countries. There was a moderate correlation between hay fever ever and asthma ever, and between eczema ever and hay fever ever at the centre level. There were moderate to strong correlations between indicators of the burden of disease reported in adults and the two younger age groups. Conclusion We found evidence for a substantial burden of asthma, hay fever ever and eczema ever in the countries examined, highlighting the major public health importance of these diseases. Prevention strategies and equitable access to effective and affordable treatments for these three conditions would help mitigate the avoidable morbidity they cause.