Patterns and trends in asthma incidence rates in main Asian and Western countries and their prediction to 2030.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The urbanization and industrialization of East and Southeast Asia in decades past has significantly altered living environment and lifestyles, which may have complicated effects on the burden of asthma. We aim to examine the patterns and trends of asthma incidence rates in six major East and Southeast Asian countries as well as five major Western countries, and predict the numbers of new cases attributed to various factors.

Methods

Data on annual asthma incident cases and corresponding population by age group were drawn from 6 major selected East and Southeast Asian countries available in the Global Burden of Disease database, including China, Japan, Korea, Singapore, Philippines, and Thailand. We also collected data of five major high-income Western countries for

SUBMITTER: Zheng Y 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11471091 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature