Clinical features of asthma with connective tissue diseases.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The clinical features of asthma with connective tissue diseases (CTDs) are not well-known. This study therefore aimed to investigate the clinical characteristics of asthma with CTDs.

Methods

We retrospectively examined the records of adults (≥18 years old) with asthma followed up between January 2010 and December 2019. We then compared the clinical features of asthma with and without CTDs.

Results

Among 568 subjects with asthma, 42 subjects (7.4%) had CTDs. The most frequent concomitant CTD was rheumatoid arthritis (n = 23, 54.8%), followed by systemic lupus erythematosus (n = 6, 14.3%). The proportion of women (with vs. without CTDs, 85.7% vs. 56.5%, p < 0.001) and Global Initiative for Asthma step were higher (Step 4 or 5, with vs. without CTDs, 81.0% vs.

SUBMITTER: Watanabe K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10113276 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature