Trend of self-reported asthma prevalence in Brazil from 2003 to 2013 in adults and factors associated with prevalence.

Felipe Moraes Dos Santos Karynna Pimentel Viana Luciana Tarbes Saturnino Evelyn Lazaridis Mariana Rodrigues Gazzotti Raphael Stelmach Claudia Soares

Published in: Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia (2019)

PNAD and PNS surveys allow for a very large, representative community-based sample of the Brazilian adults to investigate the asthma prevalence. From 2003 to 2013, the prevalence of self-reported physician diagnosis of asthma increased, especially in the North and Northeast regions. Gender, region of residence, household location (urban/rural), obesity, and depression diagnosis seem to play significant roles in the epidemiology of asthma in Brazil.

Keyphrases

risk factors
chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
lung function
allergic rhinitis
emergency department
primary care
type diabetes
insulin resistance
depressive symptoms
south africa
mental health
weight loss
physical activity
cystic fibrosis
body mass index
skeletal muscle