Ezgi Hacikamiloglu, Selin Dundar, Vildan Eren, Kanuni Keklik, Mehmet Enes Gokler, Mehmet Erdem Alaguney
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Abstract
Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate and compare the prevalence of comorbidities in asthmatic and non-asthmatic individuals and to compare groups based on sociodemographic variables.
Materials and methods: This cross-sectional study used data from the 2017 National Household Health Survey (NHHS), which included 6053 individuals aged 15 years and older. The sociodemographic characteristics, behavioral risk factors, and comorbidities of the study participants were analyzed and Pearson chi-squared tests were used to assess statistical significance, and multiple logistic regression analysis was conducted to evaluate the relationships.
Results: Of the 6053 participants, 518 had asthma; 40.4% were male and 59.6% were female, and 73.2% of the asthma patients and 58.3% of the non-asthmatic individuals were females (p < 0.001). Patients with asthma had a higher prevalence of at least one comorbidity compared to non-asthmatic individuals (p < 0.001). Disease-specific analyses in patients with asthma showed higher rates of hypertension (42.9% vs. 23.9%), hyperlipidemia (35.3% vs. 19.4%), diabetes (27.8% vs. 17.7%), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) (29.7% vs. 2.6%), cardiovascular diseases (16.0% vs. 6.1%), and obesity (56.1% vs. 36.2%) (p < 0.001). In the multiple logistic regression analysis, asthma was 14.6 times more likely in individuals with COPD, 1.6 times more likely in obese individuals, and 1.7 times more likely in those with hyperlipidemia.
Conclusion: Patients with asthma have a higher prevalence of specific comorbidities with varying sociodemographic characteristics. Further research is needed to explore the causal relationships between asthma and these comorbidities to improve disease management strategies.
目的:本研究的目的是评估和比较哮喘和非哮喘个体合并症的患病率,并基于社会人口学变量进行组间比较。材料和方法:本横断面研究使用了2017年全国家庭健康调查(NHHS)的数据,其中包括6053名15岁及以上的个人。对研究对象的社会人口学特征、行为危险因素、合并症进行分析,采用Pearson卡方检验评价差异有统计学意义,采用多元logistic回归分析评价相关性。结果:6053名参与者中,518人患有哮喘;男性占40.4%,女性占59.6%,哮喘患者占73.2%,非哮喘个体占58.3% (p < 0.001)。与非哮喘患者相比,哮喘患者至少有一种合并症的患病率更高(p < 0.001)。哮喘患者的疾病特异性分析显示高血压(42.9% vs. 23.9%)、高脂血症(35.3% vs. 19.4%)、糖尿病(27.8% vs. 17.7%)、慢性阻塞性肺疾病(COPD) (29.7% vs. 2.6%)、心血管疾病(16.0% vs. 6.1%)和肥胖(56.1% vs. 36.2%)的发生率更高(p < 0.001)。在多元logistic回归分析中,COPD患者患哮喘的可能性是COPD患者的14.6倍,肥胖患者的可能性是COPD患者的1.6倍,高血脂患者的可能性是COPD患者的1.7倍。结论:哮喘患者具有不同社会人口学特征的特定合并症的患病率较高。需要进一步的研究来探索哮喘与这些合并症之间的因果关系,以改善疾病管理策略。
期刊介绍:
Founded in 1972 by Professor A. Oehling, Allergologia et Immunopathologia is a forum for those working in the field of pediatric asthma, allergy and immunology. Manuscripts related to clinical, epidemiological and experimental allergy and immunopathology related to childhood will be considered for publication. Allergologia et Immunopathologia is the official journal of the Spanish Society of Pediatric Allergy and Clinical Immunology (SEICAP) and also of the Latin American Society of Immunodeficiencies (LASID). It has and independent international Editorial Committee which submits received papers for peer-reviewing by international experts. The journal accepts original and review articles from all over the world, together with consensus statements from the aforementioned societies. Occasionally, the opinion of an expert on a burning topic is published in the "Point of View" section. Letters to the Editor on previously published papers are welcomed. Allergologia et Immunopathologia publishes 6 issues per year and is included in the major databases such as Pubmed, Scopus, Web of Knowledge, etc.