Epidemiology of asthma

Thematic Poster Session
Chairs: J. Genuneit (Ulm, Germany), J. Heinrich (Neuherberg, Germany), I. Annesi-Maesano (Paris, France), V. Garcia Larsen (London, United Kingdom)

LATE-BREAKING ABSTRACT: Dietary flavonoids, ventilatory function and lung obstruction in adults across Europe – a GA2LEN study V. Garcia-Larsen, J. Potts, P. G. Burney (London, United Kingdom)
LATE-BREAKING ABSTRACT: Burden and risk factors of chronic bronchitis - results from the Burden of Obstructive Lung Disease (BOLD) Study F. Mejza, D. Obaseki, L. Gnatiuc, S. Buist, W. Vollmer, B. Lamprecht, P. Nastalek, E. Nizankowska-Mogilnicka, K. Sladek, P. Burney (Krakow, Poland; Ile-Ife, Nigeria; London, United Kingdom; Portland, United States Of America; Salzburg, Austria)
Screening assessment of the burden of disease due to air pollution in eleven Polish agglomerations A. Badyda, J. Grellier (Warsaw, Poland; Barcelona, Spain)
Eosinophilic phenotypes of overlapping respiratory diseases in an Italian general population sample S. Cerrai, M. Simoni, S. Maio, G. Sarno, S. Baldacci, A. Angino, F. Martini, F. Pistelli, L. Carrozzi, G. Viegi (Pisa, Palermo, Italy)
Validation of figural stimuli to assess metabolic status in epidemiological studies J. Dratva, C. Svanes, A. Johannessen, B. Benediktsdóttir, R. Bertelsen, L. Bråbäck, B. Forsberg, T. Gislason, C. Janson, R. Jogi, E. Lindberg, D. Norback, V. Schlünssen, T. D. Skorge, T. Sigsgaard, M. Waatevik, S. Dharmage, F. Gómez Real (Basel, Switzerland; Bergen, Norway; Reykjavik, Iceland; Umeå, Uppsala, Göteborg, Sweden; Tartu, Estonia; Aarhus, Denmark; Melbourne, Australia)
Effects of adherence to rhinitis therapy in an Italian longitudinal study S. Baldacci, S. Maio, A. Angino, G. Sarno, S. Cerrai, M. Simoni, P. Silvi, F. Di Pese, A. P. Pala, M. Bresciani, G. Viegi (Pisa, Palermo, Italy)
The relationship between asthma and depression among adolescences in Zanjan A. Ahmadiafshar, S. Afkhami Ardakani, P. Nickmehr, A. Ghoraishi (Zanjan, Islamic Republic Of Iran)
Effects of long-term breastfeeding and parental asthma condition on the prevalence and severity of asthma, rhinitis and eczema in schoolchildren from the United Arab Emirates M. Shamssain, S. Abdulla (Ajman, Dubai, United Arab Emirates)
Gender difference in skin prick sensitivity to allergens in 10-15 year cases with respiratory symptoms vs controls in Sicily and Malta M. Balzan, C. Zammit, D. Bilocca, F. Cibella, S. Ruggieri, G. Drago, R. Minardi, S. Montefort, G. Viegi (Tal Qroqq, Malta; Palermo, Gela, Italy)
Quality of life and asthma control: A UK population survey E. Humphreys, J. Upton, S. Walker, D. Price (London, Aberdeen, United Kingdom)
Asthma control and quality of life in Europe: Results of the cross-sectional phase of the LIAISON (InternationaL cross-sectIonAl and longitudinal assessment on aSthma cONtrol) study F. Braido, G. Brusselle, D. Guastalla, E. Ingrassia, G. Nicolini, D. Price, N. Roche, J. B. Soriano, H. Worth (Genova, Parma, Italy; Ghent, Belgium; Aberdeen, United Kingdom; Paris, France; Palma de Mallorca, Spain; Fürth, Germany)
10-15 years old children living in Malta are at higher risk for developing allergic respiratory diseases than those living in Southern Sicily G. Drago, M. Balzan, S. Ruggieri, D. Bilocca, C. Zammit, P. Colombo, G. Piva, G. Cuttitta, S. Bucchieri, S. Montefort, G. Viegi, F. Cibella (Palermo, Gela, Italy; Msida, Malta)
Long term outcome of asthma in adults; study design and participation B. M. Eklund, L. Hedman, H. Backman, A. C. Jonsson, A. Lindberg, B. Lundbäck, E. Rönmark (Lulea, Umea, Sweden)
Changes in the treatment of asthma in Spain in the last twenty years. A population based study (ECRHS) J. Martínez-Moratalla Rovira, E. Mancebo Gilabert, A. E. Carsin, J. L. Sánchez Ramos, J. M. Antó Boqué, I. Urrutia Landa (Albacete, Barcelona, Huelva, Galdaka, Spain)
Phenotype stability in adult asthma R. Mincheva, L. Ekerljung, A. Bjerg, B. Lundbäck, J. Lötvall (Gothenburg, Sweden)
Underestimation of pediatric asthma in Belarus, Poland, and Ukraine J. Zejda, G. Brozek, A. Shpakou, O. Fedortsiv, J. Lawson, D. Rennie (Katowice, Poland; Grodno, Belarus; Ternopil, Ukraine; Saskatoon, Canada)
Prevalence of bronchial hyper-responsiveness indicates that asthma is under-diagnosed in Vietnam H. T. Lâm, L. Ekerljung, A. Bjerg, N. V. Tuòng, B. Lundback, E. Ronmark (Hanoi, Viet Nam; Gothenburg, Umea, Lulea, Sweden)
The 2007-2013 trends in the prevalence of allergic rhinitis and asthma in primary schoolchildren in Budapest G. Gálffy, A. Hirshberg, G. Katona, M. Sultész (Budapest, Hungary)
Sensitization to airborne allergens among adults and its impact on allergic symptoms: A population survey in northern Vietnam H. T. Lâm, L. Ekerljung, A. Bjerg, N. V. Tuòng, B. Lundback, E. Ronmark (Hanoi, Viet Nam; Gothenburg, Umea, Lulea, Sweden)
Prevalence of current asthma and COPD, and their overlap in adults in Phnom Penh, Cambodia S. Makino, C. Ito, K. Nakae, H. Sagara (880 Kitakobayshi Mibu Shimotuga-gun, Shinagawa-ku, Japan)