Prevalence of asthma-like symptoms with ageing.
Deborah L JarvisRoger NewsonChrister JansonAngelo CorsicoJoachim HeinrichJosep M AntoMichael J AbramsonAnne-Marie KirstenJan Paul ZockRoberto BonoPascal DemolyBénédicte LeynaertChantal RaherisonIsabelle PinThorarinn GislasonRain JogiVivi SchlunssenCecilie SvanesJohn WatkinsJoost WeylerAntonio Pereira-VegaIsabel UrrutiaJose A GullónBertil ForsbergNicole Probst-HenschH Marike BoezenJesús Martinez-Moratalla RoviraSimone AccordiniRoberto de MarcoPeter BurneyPublished in: Thorax (2017)
European adults born between 1946 and 1970 have, over the last 20 years, experienced less wheeze, although they were more likely to report asthma attacks, use of asthma medication and hay fever. Decrease in wheeze is largely attributable to smoking cessation, rather than improved treatment of asthma. It may also be influenced by reductions in atopy with ageing.