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Gender differences in the perception of asthma and respiratory symptoms in a population sample of asthma patients in four Brazilian cities.
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- Onset of asthma-like symptoms in children with lower respiratory tract infections.Journal of clinical laboratory analysis · 2020Article
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- Gender and asthma-chronic obstructive pulmonary disease overlap syndrome.The Journal of asthma : official journal of the Association for the Care of Asthma · 2016Article
- Asthma control, lung function, nutritional status, and health-related quality of life: differences between adult males and females with asthma.Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e TisilogiaArticle
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Abstract
objectiveTo evaluate the impact of asthma, by gender, in a population sample of asthma patients in Brazil.
methodsWe conducted face-to-face interviews with 400 subjects (> 12 years of age) included in a national probability telephone sample of asthma patients in the Brazilian state capitals of São Paulo, Rio de Janeiro, Curitiba, and Salvador. Each of those 400 subjects completed a 53-item questionnaire that addressed five asthma domains: symptoms; impact of asthma on quality of life; perception of asthma control; exacerbations; and treatment/medication.
resultsOf the 400 patients interviewed, 272 (68%) were female. In relation to respiratory symptoms, the proportion of women reporting extremely bothersome symptoms (cough with sputum, tightness in the chest, cough/shortness of breath/tightness in the chest during exercise, nocturnal shortness of breath, and nocturnal cough) was greater than was that of men. Daytime symptoms, such as cough, shortness of breath, wheezing, and tightness in the chest, were more common among women than among men. Women also more often reported that their asthma interfered with normal physical exertion, social activities, sleep, and life in general. Regarding the impact of asthma on quality of life, the proportion of subjects who reported that asthma caused them to feel that they had no control over their lives and affected the way that they felt about themselves was also greater among women than among men.
conclusionsAmong women, asthma tends to be more symptomatic, as well as having a more pronounced effect on activities of daily living and on quality of life.
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