Characteristics of inpatients with atopic asthma in a tertiary center: do age and gender have an influence?

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Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine Pub Date : 2022-11-15 eCollection Date: 2022-01-12 DOI:10.4081/mrm.2022.883
Montaha Al-Iede, Shereen M Aleidi, Khaled Al Oweidat, Marah Dannoun, Danah Alsmady, Hadeel Faris, Haneen Isa, Lima Abughoush, Ola Almoslawi, Enas Al-Zayadneh, Basim Alqutawneh, Amirah Daher
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Background: Several studies have demonstrated gender influence on asthma prevalence, being higher among males during early childhood. Little is known about the impact of gender and age on asthma exacerbation characteristics in pediatrics. This study aimed to determine the differences in acute asthma between males and females in three different age groups regarding perinatal characteristics of asthmatic patients, comorbidities, medication adherence, level of blood eosinophils, and pattern of hospitalization.

Methods: The medical records of 130 pediatric patients with asthma, who presented to the emergency department at Jordan University hospital with asthma exacerbations, were retrospectively reviewed. Demographic information and clinical characteristics were collected.

Results: The mean age of patients was 10.7±4.7 years. The age at diagnosis and gestational age were significantly higher in older children. Furthermore, younger children were significantly more likely to experience winter exacerbations and more emergency presentations. Male patients were considerably younger than their female counterparts and were diagnosed younger. In addition, male patients were more likely to have eosinophil levels higher than 3% than female patients.

Conclusion: Gender plays a role in the development and outcome of asthma exacerbations at different ages of pediatrics. A better understanding of gender-based and age-based differences in asthma dictates a personalized approach to treatment.

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三级医院特应性哮喘住院患者的特点:年龄和性别有影响吗?
背景:一些研究已经证明性别对哮喘患病率有影响,在幼儿期男性患病率更高。性别和年龄对儿科哮喘发作特征的影响知之甚少。本研究旨在确定三个不同年龄组的男性和女性在哮喘患者的围产期特征、合并症、药物依从性、血嗜酸性粒细胞水平和住院模式方面的差异。方法:回顾性分析约旦大学医院急诊科收治的130例哮喘患儿的临床资料。收集人口统计学信息和临床特征。结果:患者平均年龄为10.7±4.7岁。年龄较大的儿童的诊断年龄和胎龄明显较高。此外,年龄较小的儿童更有可能经历冬季恶化和更多的紧急情况。男性患者比女性患者年轻得多,被诊断的年龄也更小。此外,男性患者的嗜酸性粒细胞水平高于3%的可能性高于女性患者。结论:性别对不同年龄段儿童哮喘发作的发生及转归有一定影响。更好地了解基于性别和基于年龄的哮喘差异决定了个性化的治疗方法。
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Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine
Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine Medicine-Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
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期刊介绍: Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine is the official journal of the Italian Respiratory Society - Società Italiana di Pneumologia (IRS/SIP). The journal publishes on all aspects of respiratory medicine and related fields, with a particular focus on interdisciplinary and translational research. The interdisciplinary nature of the journal provides a unique opportunity for researchers, clinicians and healthcare professionals across specialties to collaborate and exchange information. The journal provides a high visibility platform for the publication and dissemination of top quality original scientific articles, reviews and important position papers documenting clinical and experimental advances.
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