Sex differences in the association between asthma incidence and modifiable risk factors in Korean middle-aged and older adults: NHIS-HEALS 10-year cohort.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study investigated the sex-specific incidence of asthma and the effects of modifiable risk factors, particularly obesity, on asthma incidence among middle-aged and older individuals in Korea.

Methods

We used data from the National Health Insurance Service-Health Screening Cohort (NHIS-HEALS), which includes health examinees aged 40-79 years in 2002-2003. In total, 459,529 participants with baseline anthropometric measurements were followed-up for 10 years and the development of asthma was evaluated (2004-2013). For subgroup analysis, 246,019 participants who had body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) measurements taken in 2008-2009 were included in the analysis of the asthma incidence for 2010-2013. Factors associated with asthma were analysed usi

SUBMITTER: Park S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6916451 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature