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ArticleMediators of inflammation2015

Chronic Comorbidities Contribute to the Burden and Costs of Persistent Asthma.

Paula Kauppi, Miika Linna, Juha Jantunen, Jaana E Martikainen, Tari Haahtela, Anna Pelkonen, Mika Mäkelä

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Article in Mediators of inflammation, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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7 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Paula KauppiUniversity of Helsinki, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Respiratory Diseases and Allergology, Inflammation Center, Skin and Allergy Hospital, P.O. Box 160, 00029 Helsinki, Finland.ORCID 0000-0002-1065-330X
Miika LinnaDepartment of Industrial Engineering and Management, Aalto University, P.O. Box 15500, 00076 Aalto, Finland.
Juha JantunenSouth Karelia Allergy and Environment Institute, Lääkäritie 15, 55330 Tiuruniemi, Finland.
Jaana E MartikainenSocial Insurance Institution, Research Department, P.O. Box 450, 00101 Helsinki, Finland.
Tari HaahtelaUniversity of Helsinki, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Respiratory Diseases and Allergology, Inflammation Center, Skin and Allergy Hospital, P.O. Box 160, 00029 Helsinki, Finland.
Anna PelkonenUniversity of Helsinki, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Pediatric Diseases and Allergology, Inflammation Center, Skin and Allergy Hospital, P.O. Box 160, 00029 Helsinki, Finland.
Mika MäkeläUniversity of Helsinki, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Pediatric Diseases and Allergology, Inflammation Center, Skin and Allergy Hospital, P.O. Box 160, 00029 Helsinki, Finland.
University of Helsinki · FIAalto University · FIAllergy and Asthma Federation · FISocial Insurance Institution · FI

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundWe aimed to study the prevalence of chronic comorbidities in asthma patients and the costs of health care use associated with asthma with comorbidities. MATERIAL AND

methodsWe analysed the prevalence of the four most common chronic diseases in asthma patients in 2008-2014 in Finland. Prevalence of coronary artery disease, diabetes and dyslipidaemia, hypertension, epilepsy, inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatic diseases, and severe psychiatric disease was studied by register of the Social Insurance Institution of Finland. The costs of health care services were collected from the registries maintained by the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL).

resultsPrevalence of asthma was 4.6% in 2014. Diabetes was among the four most common comorbidities in all the age groups. The other common comorbidities were hypertension (≥46 years; 12.9-37.6%), severe psychiatric disorders (age groups of 16-59 years; 1.4-3.5%), and ischaemic heart disease (≥60 years; 10-25%). In patients with both asthma and diabetes, the costs of hospitalization were approximately 169% compared with patients with asthma alone.

conclusionsPrevalence of asthma increases by tenfold when aging. The comorbidity diversity and rate are age-dependent. Prevalence of diabetes as comorbidity in asthma has increased. Costs of hospitalizations in asthma approximately double with chronic comorbidities.

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