Characteristics of perimenstrual asthma and its relation to asthma severity and control: data from the Severe Asthma Research Program.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Although perimenstrual asthma (PMA) has been associated with severe and difficult-to-control asthma, it remains poorly characterized and understood. The objectives of this study were to identify clinical, demographic, and inflammatory factors associated with PMA and to assess the association of PMA with asthma severity and control.

Methods

Women with asthma recruited to the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute Severe Asthma Research Program who reported PMA symptoms on a screening questionnaire were analyzed in relation to basic demographics, clinical questionnaire data, immunoinflammatory markers, and physiologic parameters. Univariate comparisons between PMA and non-PMA groups were performed. A severity-adjusted model predicting PMA was created. Additional

SUBMITTER: Rao CK 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3747720 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature