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ArticleAsthma research and practice2019

Is asthma in the elderly different? Functional and clinical characteristics of asthma in individuals aged 65 years and older.

Elena Curto, Astrid Crespo-Lessmann, María Victoria González-Gutiérrez, Santiago Bardagí, Concepción Cañete, Concha Pellicer, Teresa Bazús, María Del Carmen Vennera, Carlos Martínez, Vicente Plaza

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Article in Asthma research and practice, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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Elena CurtoServicio de Neumología, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Institut d'Investigació Biomédica Sant Pau, Carrer Mas Casanovas 90, 08041 Barcelona, Spain.
Astrid Crespo-LessmannServicio de Neumología, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Institut d'Investigació Biomédica Sant Pau, Carrer Mas Casanovas 90, 08041 Barcelona, Spain.ORCID 0000-0002-2238-6851
María Victoria González-Gutiérrez2Servicio de Neumología, Consorci Sanitari del Maresme, Carrer de Cirera 230, 08304 Mataró, Barcelona, Spain.
Santiago Bardagí2Servicio de Neumología, Consorci Sanitari del Maresme, Carrer de Cirera 230, 08304 Mataró, Barcelona, Spain.
Concepción CañeteServicio de Neumología, Hospital General de l'Hospitalet, Av. Josep Molins 29, 08906 L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
Concha PellicerServicio de Neumología, Hospital Comarcal Francesc De Borja, Avinguda de la Medicina 6, 46702 Gandia, València, Spain.
Teresa Bazús5Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias, Av. Roma s/n, 3301 Oviedo, Spain.
María Del Carmen Vennera6Servició de Neumología, Hospital Clinic de Barcelona, Carrer de Villarroel 170, 08036 Barcelona, Spain.
Carlos Martínez7Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol, Carretera de Canyet, s/n, 08916, Badalona, Barcelona, Spain.
Vicente PlazaServicio de Neumología, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Institut d'Investigació Biomédica Sant Pau, Carrer Mas Casanovas 90, 08041 Barcelona, Spain.
Hospital de Sant Pau · ESMaresme Health Consortium · ESAjuntament de L’Hospitalet · ESHospital Clínic de Barcelona · ESHospital Comarcal de Inca · ESHospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol · ESHospital Universitario Central de Asturias · ES

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe prevalence of chronic diseases in the elderly (> 65 years), including asthma, is growing, yet information available on asthma in this population is scarce.Our objective is to determine the differential clinical and functional characteristics of the population > 65 years old with asthma included in the Integrated Research Programs of Asthma Databank of the Spanish Society of Pneumology and Thoracic Surgery (www.bancodatosasma.com).

methodsRetrospective comparative descriptive study of demographic, clinical and functional variables for 1713 patients with asthma categorized into 3 age groups as follows: adults aged < 65 years (A), younger elderly aged 65-74 years (B) and older elderly aged ≥75 years (C).

resultsPredominant features of elderly patients with asthma (

conclusionsAsthma in adults aged> 65 is more severe and associated with greater comorbidity, which would indicate the need for a more integrated and multidimensional approach to asthma treatment for these patients.

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