Epidemiology of asthma and allergy: prevalence, incidence and risk factors

Thematic Poster
Chairs: V. Siroux (La Tronche, France), B. Leynaert (Paris, France), C. Svanes (Bergen, Norway), H. Backman (Lulea, Sweden)
Late Breaking Abstract - NORdic Database for aSThmA Research (NORDSTAR): Swedish and Finnish patients
K. Geale (Stockholm, Sweden), H. Darabi (Stockholm, Sweden), O. Eklund (Stockholm, Sweden), M. Lindh (Stockholm, Sweden), H. Fues Wahl (Stockholm, Sweden), O. Ström (Stockholm, Sweden), H. Cao (East Hanover, NJ, United States of America), L. Alvares (Basel, Switzerland), R. Dodge (Copenhagen, Denmark), E. Loefroth (Täby, Sweden), A. Altraja (Tartu, Estonia), V. Backer (Copenhagen, Denmark), H. Backman (Umeå, Sweden), L. Bjermer (Lund, Sweden), A. Bossios (Stockholm, Sweden), B. Dahlén (Stockholm, Sweden), C. Janson (Uppsala, Sweden), H. Kankaanranta (Seinäjoki, Finland), P. Kauppi (Helsinki, Finland), M. Kilpelainen (Turku, Finland), L. Lehtimäki (Tampere, Finland), T. Sandström (Umeå, Sweden), C. Suppli Ulrik (Copenhagen, Denmark), A. Viinanen (Turku, Finland), C. Porsbjerg (Copenhagen, Denmark)
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Use of aerobiological information systems in pollen allergy management
S. Baldacci (Pisa, Italy), S. Maio (Pisa, Italy), M. Simoni (Pisa, Italy), A. Angino (Pisa, Italy), P. Silvi (Pisa, Italy), S. La Grutta (Palermo, Italy), G. Viegi (Pisa and Palermo, Italy), F. Ruggiero (Pisa, Italy), G. Bedini (Pisa, Italy), F. Natali (Florence, Italy), L. Cecchi (Florence, Italy), M. Prentovic (Wien, Austria), U. Berger (Wien, Austria), A. Moustafa (Paris, France), I. Annesi-Maesano (Paris, France), S. Monnier (Brussieu, France), M. Thibaudon (Brussieu, France), S. Orlandini (Florence, Italy)
Congress or journal article abstract
Congress or journal article abstract
IgE-sensitization profiles and lung function: a longitudinal study from childhood to early adulthood in the EGEA study
V. Siroux (Grenoble, France), A. Boudier (Grenoble, France), C. Lupineck (Vienna, Austria), J. Just (Paris, France), R. Nadif (Villejuif, France), R. Valenta (Vienna, Austria), J. Bousquet (Villejuif, France), I. Pin (Grenoble, France)
Congress or journal article abstract
Congress or journal article abstract
Age-specific incidence of new asthma diagnosis from childhood to late adulthood
J. Honkamäki (Tampere, Finland), H. Hisinger-Molkanen (Helsinki, Finland), P. Ilmarinen (Seinäjoki, Finland), P. Piirila (Helsinki, Finland), L. Tuomisto (Seinäjoki, Finland), H. Andersen (Vaasa, Finland), H. Huhtala (Tampere, Finland), A. Sovijarvi (Helsinki, Finland), H. Backman (Umeå, Sweden), B. Lundback (Gothenburg, Sweden), E. Ronmark (Umeå, Sweden), L. Lehtimaki (Tampere, Finland), H. Kankaanranta (Tampere, Finland)
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Incidence and risk factors for asthma from childhood to young adulthood
L. Hedman (Umeå, Sweden), H. Backman (Umeå, Sweden), C. Stridsman (Luleå, Sweden), M. Andersson (Umeå, Sweden), E. Rönmark (Umeå, Sweden)
Congress or journal article abstract
Congress or journal article abstract
Prevalence of asthma among pregnant women in Ilorin, Nigeria
O. Desalu (Ilorin, Nigeria), O. Ojuawo (Ilorin, Nigeria), K. Adesina (Ilorin, Nigeria), I. Ogunlaja (Ilorin, Nigeria), W. Alaofin (Ilorin, Nigeria), A. Aladesanmi (Ilorin, Nigeria), C. Opeyemi (Ilorin, Nigeria), T. Oloyede (Ilorin, Nigeria), M. Oguntoye (Ilorin, Nigeria), A. Salami (Ilorin, Nigeria)
Congress or journal article abstract
Congress or journal article abstract
Association between cured meat intake and asthma symptoms
R. Andrianasolo (Bobigny, France), E. Kesse-Guyot (Bobigny, France), A. Moufidath (Bobigny, France), S. Hercberg (Bobigny, France), P. Galan (Bobigny, France), R. Varraso (Villejuif, France)
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Does Body Mass Index and asthma affect work ability? Cross-sectional data from the general population in Telemark, Norway.
G. Klepaker (Oslo, Norway), M. Svendsen (Skien, Norway), J. Hertel (Tønsberg, Norway), J. Kongerud (Oslo, Norway), A. Fell (Skien, Norway)
Congress or journal article abstract
Congress or journal article abstract
Burden of pollen allergy in 3 European countries: AIS LIFE project
S. Baldacci (Pisa, Italy), S. Maio (Pisa, Italy), M. Simoni (Pisa, Italy), A. Angino (Pisa, Italy), P. Silvi (Pisa, Italy), S. La Grutta (Palermo, Italy), G. Viegi (Palermo and Pisa, Italy), F. Ruggiero (Pisa, Italy), G. Bedini (Pisa, Italy), F. Natali (Florence, Italy), L. Cecchi (Florence, Italy), M. Prentovic (Wien, Austria), U. Berger (Wien, Austria), A. Moustafa (Paris, France), I. Annesi-Maesano (Paris, France), S. Monnier (Brussieu, France), M. Thibaudon (Brussieu, France), S. Orlandini (Florence, Italy)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Airway inflammation and lung function in atopic and non-atopic rhinitis
M. Olivieri (Verona, Italy), P. Marchetti (Verona, Italy), S. Battaglia (Palermo, Italy), F. Locatelli (Verona, Italy), R. Vesentini (Verona, Italy), M. Ferrari (Verona, Italy), G. Verlato (Verona, Italy)
Congress or journal article abstract
Congress or journal article abstract
Allergic multi-morbidity is associated with an increased risk of asthma in adults: a population-based case control study
S. Toppila-Salmi (Helsinki, Finland), S. Chanoine (La Tronche, France), J. Karjalainen (Tampere, Finland), J. Pekkanen (Helsinki, Finland), J. Bousquet (Montigny le Bretonneux, France), V. Siroux (La Tronche, France)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Age at asthma diagnosis in subjects with and without allergic rhinitis.
J. Pakkasela (Tampere, Finland), P. Ilmarinen (Seinäjoki, Finland), J. Honkamaki (Tampere, Finland), L. Tuomisto (Seinäjoki, Finland), H. Andersen (Vaasa, Finland), P. Piirila (Helsinki, Finland), H. Hisinger-Molkanen (Helsinki, Finland), A. Sovijarvi (Helsinki, Finland), H. Backman (Umeå, Sweden), B. Lundback (Gothenburg, Sweden), E. Ronmark (Umeå, Sweden), H. Kankaanranta (Seinäjoki, Finland), L. Lehtimaki (Tampere, Finland)
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
An observational study to characterize severe eosinophilic asthma in New Zealand
S. Shantakumar (Singapore, Singapore), Y. Ho (Singapore, Singapore), J. Beale (Auckland, New Zealand), B. Gribben (Auckland, New Zealand)
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Congress or journal article abstractE-poster
Unbiased clinical cluster analysis across a combined European and a Brazilian severe asthma (SA) population.
J. Riley (Stevenage, United Kingdom), A. Bansal (Cambridge, United Kingdom), E. Ponte (Sao Paulo, Brazil), A. Souza-Machado (Bahia, Brazil), P. Almeida (Bahia, Brazil), V. Biao-Lima (Bahia, Brazil), S. Bates (Stevenage, United Kingdom), K. F-Chung (London, United Kingdom), P. Sterk (Amsterdam, Netherlands), A. A.Cruz (Bahia, Brazil)
Congress or journal article abstract
Congress or journal article abstract
Societal costs of severe asthma in Sweden
S. Jansson (Umeå, Sweden), H. Backman (Umeå, Sweden), M. Andersson (Södertälje, Sweden), G. Telg (Södertälje, Sweden), A. Lindberg (Umeå, Sweden), B. Eklund (Umeå, Sweden), B. Lundbäck (Gothenburg, Sweden), E. Rönmark (Umeå, Sweden)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Age-of-asthma onset and epidemiological characteristics of late-onset asthma in a general population
H. Won (Seoul, Republic of Korea), J. Kim (Seongnam, Republic of Korea), S. Kang (Incheon, Republic of Korea), M. Kang (Cheongju, Republic of Korea), S. Lee (Seoul, Republic of Korea), S. Kim (Seoul, Republic of Korea), Y. Chang (Seongnam, Republic of Korea), Y. Cho (Seoul, Republic of Korea), S. Cho (Seoul, Republic of Korea), W. Song (Seoul, Republic of Korea)
Congress or journal article abstract
Congress or journal article abstract
Male sex, younger age and smoking contribute to low participating rate in an epidemiological study of asthma and respiratory symptoms
P. Räisänen (Umeå, Sweden), H. Backman (Umeå, Sweden), S. Jansson (Umeå, Sweden), L. Hedman (Umeå, Sweden), C. Stridsman (Luleå, Sweden), B. Lundbäck (Gotenburg, Sweden), A. Lindberg (Umeå, Sweden), E. Rönmark (Umeå, Sweden)
Congress or journal article abstract
Congress or journal article abstract
Prevalence of asthma and allergy-related diseases among adolescents of West Bengal, India: Results of the PERFORMANCE study
S. Moitra (Kolkata, India), P. Haldar (Kolkata, India), S. Maity (Uluberia, India), S. Bhattacharjee (Berhampore, India), S. Debnath (Kolkata, India), S. Saha (Kolkata, India), R. Mitra (Kolkata, India), I. Annesi-Maesano (Paris, France), J. Garcia-Aymerich (Barcelona, Spain), S. Moitra (Barcelona, Spain)
Congress or journal article abstract
Congress or journal article abstract
The prevalence of bronchial asthma symptoms among adult population of Moscow (a population-based study).
M. Tubekova (Moscow, Russian Federation), T. Bilichenko (Moscow, Russian Federation)
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Congress or journal article abstract
Asthma and allergic rhinitis increase respiratory symptoms and disability in cold weather
H. Hyrkäs (Oulu, Finland), T. Ikäheimo (Oulu, Finland), T. Laatikainen (Helsinki, Finland), P. Jousilahti (Helsinki, Finland), M. Jaakkola (Oulu, Finland), J. Jaakkola (Oulu, Finland)
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Congress or journal article abstract