Gender differences in the prevalence of severe asthma. Data from an island population database of high dose inhaled corticosteroid prescription

M. V. Balzan, S. Stuart, C. Nicky (Guardamangia, Malta)

Source: Annual Congress 2004 - Asthma and allergy: prevalence and risk factors
Session: Asthma and allergy: prevalence and risk factors
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 930
Disease area: Airway diseases

Congress or journal article abstract

Rating: 0
You must login to grade this presentation.

Share or cite this content

Citations should be made in the following way:
M. V. Balzan, S. Stuart, C. Nicky (Guardamangia, Malta). Gender differences in the prevalence of severe asthma. Data from an island population database of high dose inhaled corticosteroid prescription. Eur Respir J 2004; 24: Suppl. 48, 930

You must login to share this Presentation/Article on Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn or by email.

Member's Comments

No comment yet.
You must Login to comment this presentation.


Related content which might interest you:
Genome-wide association study of asthma symptoms despite inhaled corticosteroids use in Dutch children.
Source: International Congress 2017 – Paediatric asthma: treatment modalities and behavioural issues
Year: 2017

Prevalence of oral corticosteroid use in the German severe asthma population
Source: ERJ Open Res, 5 (4) 00092-2019; 10.1183/23120541.00092-2019
Year: 2019



Predictors of excessive short-acting beta2-agonist use and asthma exacerbations: a retrospective analysis of a Polish prescription database.
Source: Virtual Congress 2020 – Inhaled corticosteroids and bronchodilator studies in asthma
Year: 2020


Changing prevalence of current asthma and inhaled corticosteroid treatment in the UK: population-based cohort 2006–2016
Source: Eur Respir J, 53 (4) 1802130; 10.1183/13993003.02130-2018
Year: 2019



Predictors of adherence to inhaled corticosteroids in children with asthma and their parents in a multi-ethnic population
Source: Annual Congress 2007 - Education, communication and quality of life in childhood asthma
Year: 2007


Recent trends in inhaled corticosteroid prescriptions and its impact on COPD management: an analysis of the KOLD/KOCOSS cohorts
Source: International Congress 2019 – COPD treatment: cohorts and real-world studies
Year: 2019

Changes in the use of anti-asthmatic medication in an international cohort
Source: Eur Respir J 2005; 26: 1047-1055
Year: 2005



Patterns of risk of death and asthma-related adverse outcomes in adult asthma patients receiving long-acting β2-agonist (LABA) therapy: results from the UK general practice research database (GPRD)
Source: Annual Congress 2009 - Asthma treatment and control strategies in primary care
Year: 2009


Meta-analysis of inhaled corticosteroids response in children with asthma.
Source: International Congress 2019 – Paediatric asthma: risk factors, biomarkers and the basics
Year: 2019


Genome-wide association study of inhaled corticosteroid response in African-admixed children with asthma.
Source: International Congress 2017 – Asthma: mechanisms and treatment
Year: 2017


Effect of maintenance oral corticosteroids on risk factors for frequent exacerbations in a severe adult asthma population
Source: Virtual Congress 2020 – Severe asthma phenotypes and outcomes
Year: 2020




Long-acting beta2-agonists in adult asthma and the pattern of risk of death and severe asthma outcomes: a study using the GPRD
Source: Eur Respir J 2010; 36: 494-502
Year: 2010



Pattern of asthma control and inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) use in an Australian asthma population
Source: Annual Congress 2013 –Treatment and adherence to treatment of respiratory disease
Year: 2013


Inhaled corticosteroid withdrawal may improve outcomes in elderly patients with COPD exacerbation: a nationwide database study
Source: ERJ Open Res, 6 (1) 00246-2019; 10.1183/23120541.00246-2019
Year: 2020



Genome-wide association study of asthma exacerbations in European children treated with inhaled corticosteroids
Source: International Congress 2017 – Asthma genetics and genomics in patients and populations
Year: 2017


Genome-wide association study of asthma exacerbations despite inhaled corticosteroid use
Source: Eur Respir J, 57 (5) 2003388; 10.1183/13993003.03388-2020
Year: 2021



Effect of 1 year treatment with inhaled corticosteroids with electronically assessed adherence on height growth in children with asthma
Source: International Congress 2015 – Paediatric asthma and allergy: asthma management
Year: 2015


Treatment with inhaled corticosteroids (ICS), smoking and asthma control in real clinical practice
Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Pharmacological treatment in primary care
Year: 2010


Barriers to adherence to inhaled corticosteroids in a high adherent population of children with asthma
Source: Annual Congress 2012 - Treating childhood asthma
Year: 2012



Mepolizumab in a population with severe eosinophilic asthma and corticosteroid dependence: results from a French early access programme
Source: Eur Respir J, 55 (6) 1902345; 10.1183/13993003.02345-2019
Year: 2020