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ArticleThe World Allergy Organization journal2023

Prevalence, associated factors, and impact of adolescent asthma in Taiwan: Global Asthma Network phase I survey.

Kuan-Wen Su, Dah-Chin Yan, Liang-Shiou Ou, Li-Lun Lin, Chao-Yi Wu, Shu-Jung Huang, Tsung-Chieh Yao, Kuo-Wei Yeh, Jing-Long Huang

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Article in The World Allergy Organization journal, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers.

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9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Kuan-Wen SuDivision of Allergy, Asthma, and Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Dah-Chin YanCollege of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Liang-Shiou OuDivision of Allergy, Asthma, and Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Li-Lun LinDepartment of Pediatrics, Taipei Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
Chao-Yi WuDivision of Allergy, Asthma, and Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Shu-Jung HuangDepartment of Pediatrics, Jen-Ai Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan.
Tsung-Chieh YaoDivision of Allergy, Asthma, and Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Kuo-Wei YehDivision of Allergy, Asthma, and Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Jing-Long HuangDivision of Allergy, Asthma, and Rheumatology, Department of Pediatrics, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
Chang Gung University · TWChang Gung Memorial Hospital · TWJen-Ai Hospital · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: The prevalence of asthma in Taiwan was increasing in the past 30 years, causing a great impact on adolescent health. This study aimed to investigate the current prevalence, impact, and associated factors of asthma in Taiwanese adolescents. Material and methods: Parents or guardians provided passive consent at home prior to the survey. Adolescents aged 13-14 years completed a questionnaire survey in 2017 in Taipei, Taiwan. The prevalence, impact, and associated factors of asthma were analyzed. We also compared the asthma prevalence with the prevalence in 1995 and 2001. Results: We analyzed 3474 validated questionnaires. The prevalence of physician-diagnosed asthma was 12.4%. The prevalence of current wheezing was 9.2% in 2017, which was 5.2% in 1995 and 7.0% in 2001. 3.3% of 13-14-year-old adolescents had severe asthma symptoms. Asthma significantly impacted the lives of adolescents. Of the students with asthma, 10.9% had school absenteeism, 16.5% urgently needed to see a doctor, 9.5% went to the emergency department, and 3.5% were admitted to hospitals within the preceding 12 months. The associated factors for physician-diagnosed asthma in Taiwanese adolescents were male (prevalence ratio [PR], 1.38; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.05-1.83; Conclusions: The prevalence of physician-diagnosed asthma was 12.4%. Asthma substantially impacted the lives of adolescents. Reducing nocturnal cough, wheezing frequency, and paracetamol usage might help decrease school absenteeism.

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AdolescentAsthmaAsthma/epidemiologyCross-sectional studiesDisease attributesEpidemiology/asthma/prevalenceHumansTaiwan

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