Sex differences in asthma symptom profiles and control in the American Lung Association Asthma Clinical Research Centers.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

Important differences between men and women with asthma have been demonstrated, with women describing more symptoms and worse asthma-related quality of life (QOL) despite having similar or better pulmonary function. While current guidelines focus heavily on assessing asthma control, they lack information about whether sex-specific approaches to asthma assessment should be considered. We sought to determine if sex differences in asthma control or symptom profiles exist in the well-characterized population of participants in the American Lung Association Asthma Clinical Research Centers (ALA-ACRC) trials.

Methods

We reviewed baseline data from four trials published by the ALA-ACRC to evaluate individual item responses to three standardized asthma questionnaires: the

SUBMITTER: McCallister JW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3816372 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature