Epidemiology of asthma

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: A. Bjerg (GöTeborg, Sweden), I. Annesi-Maesano (Paris, France), A. Johannessen (Bergen, Norway), R. Hancox (Dunedin, New Zealand)

Multi-symptom asthma (MSA) and comorbidities in a cohort of Italian young asthmatic subjects S. La Grutta, S. Maio, S. Baldacci, S. Cerrai, G. Sarno, F. Di Pede, F. Pistelli, L. Carrozzi, G. Viegi (Palermo, Pisa, Italy)
Acute exacerbations of asthma in Barcelona, the recent experience I. Ojanguren, F. Morell, T. Genover, M. J. Cruz, X. Muñoz (Barcelona, Spain)
Effect of regular exercise on asthma control in young adults S. A. M. Heikkinen, M. S. Jaakkola, R. Quansah, J. J. K. Jaakkola (Oulu, Finland)
Increased body mass index predicts severity of asthma symptoms but not objective asthma traits in a large sample of asthmatics S. F. Thomsen, V. Backer (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Beck depression inventory-II: Determination and comparison of its diagnostic accuracy in asthmatic outpatients G. Moullec, P. Annik, S. L. Bacon, S. Eva, K. L. Lavoie (Montréal, Canada)
Novel asthma definition for epidemiological studies M. Depner, M. Ege, O. Fuchs, J. Genuneit, C. Braun-Fahrländer, J. Riedler, J. C. Dalphin, J. Pekkanen, M. Kabesch, E. von Mutius (Munich, Ulm, Regensburg, Germany; Basel, Switzerland; Schwarzach, Austria; Besancon, France; Kuopio, Finland)
Occurrence of respiratory infections in adults with atopic disease and IgE antibodies to common aeroallergens A. Rantala, J. J. K. Jaakkola, M. S. Jaakkola (Oulu, Finland)
Moisture damage in home and asthma until 6-year follow-up: A birth cohort study with home inspections A. Karvonen, A. Hyvärinen, M. Korppi, U. Haverinen-Shaughnessy, H. Renz, P. Pfefferle, J. Genuneit, J. Pekkanen (Kuopio, Tampere, Finland; Marburg, Ulm, Germany)
Second hand smoke (SHS) exposure in asthmatic children is associated with social disadvantage and atopy G. Ferrante, V. Malizia, M. Tornatore, R. Antona, L. Montalbano, G. Liotta, G. Corsello, S. La Grutta (Palermo, Italy)
Investigation for asthma-related healthcare utilization and prescription of pregnant women with asthma in Korea S. Kim, Y. Park, J. Kim, H. S. Kwon, T. B. Kim (Seoul, Republic Of Korea)
Prevalence of possible severe asthma with fungal sensitisation (SAFS) and allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) in a UK secondary care hospital L. Jonathan, Z. Seher, E. Ukeleghe, R. Howell, R. Niven, D. Denning, S. Scott (Chester, Manchester, United Kingdom)
Caesarean section, early life pet exposure and total IgE at age 18 years C. Cole Johnson, G. Wegienka, S. Havstad, K. Woodcroft, D. Ownby, E. Zoratti (Detroit, Augusta, United States Of America)
Exercise-induced bronchospasm in rhinitis schoolchildren without asthma: The French six cities study K. Horo, I. Annesi-Maesano, D. Charpin, F. Lavaud, F. de Blay, C. Rahérison, D. Caillaud (Clermont-Ferrand, Paris, Marseille, Reims, Strasbourg, Bordeaux, France)
The burden of asthma in Canadian children and adolescents of South Asian descent J. Moerman, F. Ratjen, P. Subbarao, M. Sears, S. Anand, S. Stanojevic (Rotterdam, Netherlands; Toronto, Hamilton, Canada)
Fractional exhaled nitrogen oxide (FeNO), asthma, respiratory symptoms and self-reported allergy among high school students in Penang, Malaysia J. Hisham, G. Wieslander, Z. Hashim, V. Rao, D. Norback (Kuala Lumpur, Serdang, Malaysia; Uppsala, Sweden)
Sensitization to blomia tropicalis, and to others aeroallergens: Relation to asthma and rhinitis in French Caribbean Island M. A. Mounouchy, L. Cordeau, X. Birembeaux, E. Citadelle, J. Gotin, M. Gouranton, G. Marcin, D. Laurac, C. Raherison (Pointe-à-pitre, Guadeloupe; Bordeaux, France)
18-year follow-up of the epidemiological study on the genetics and environment of asthma (EGEA3): Study of the follow-up bias R. Varraso, L. Vignoud, M. Benmerad, S. Temam, A. Bonnin, A. Boudier, J. Bousquet, F. Gormand, B. Jacquemin, J. Just, N. Le Moual, R. Matran, R. Nadif, I. Pin, C. Pison, F. Kauffmann, V. Siroux (Villejuif, Grenoble, Montpellier, Pierre Bénite, Paris, Lille, France; Barcelona, Spain)
Change in asthma prevalence between 1990 and 2011: A matter of questionnaire response? M. van der Burg, T. Van Deun, L. Laeremans, J. Weyler (Antwerp, Belgium)
Twenty years with RHINE – Patterns and implications of non-response A. Johannessen, T. Gislason, V. Schlünssen, K. Franklin, K. Toren, M. Holm, R. Jögi, C. Svanes, E. Omenaas, F. G. Real, F. Macsali, T. D. Skorge, M. Waatevik, E. W. Saure, T. Sigsgaard, B. Benediktsdottir, R. M. Nilsen, C. Janson (Bergen, Norway; Reykjavik, Iceland; Aarhus, Denmark; Umeå, Gothenburg, Uppsala, Sweden; Tartu, Estonia)
Preliminary results from the laboratory phase of ECRHSIII in Melbourne M. Abramson, S. Kaushik, G. Benke, B. Thompson, S. Dharmage (Melbourne, Prahran, Parkville, Australia)