Risk Factors for Acute Asthma Exacerbations in Adults With Mild Asthma.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although individuals with mild asthma account for 30% to 40% of acute asthma exacerbations (AAEs), relatively little attention has been paid to risk factors for AAEs in this population.

Objective

To identify risk factors associated with AAEs in patients with mild asthma.

Methods

This was a retrospective cohort study. We used administrative data from a large managed care organization to identify 199,010 adults aged 18 to 85 years who met study criteria for mild asthma between 2013 and 2018. An asthma-coded qualifying visit (index visit) was identified for each patient. We then used information at the index visit or from the year before the index visit to measure potential risk factors for AAEs in the subsequent year. An AAE was defined as either an asthma-co

SUBMITTER: Chen W 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11464201 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature