Is asthma in children still increasing? 20-year prevalence trends in northern Sweden.

Linnéa HedmanMartin AnderssonAnders BjergHelena BackmanMaja Af KlintebergAnna WinbergEva Rönmark

Published in: Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology (2024)

The prevalence of wheezing was stable among 8-year-old in this area from 1996 to 2017, while the prevalence of physician-diagnosed asthma doubled but without an increase in asthma morbidity. The increase of physician-diagnosed asthma without a coincident increase in asthma morbidity can partly be explained by more and earlier diagnosis among those with mild asthma.

Keyphrases

chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
lung function
allergic rhinitis
emergency department
primary care
cystic fibrosis
young adults