Increasing Prevalence and Mortality of Asthma With Age in Korea, 2002-2015: A Nationwide, Population-Based Study.

ABSTRACT: PURPOSE:The prevalence of asthma is increasing globally as the world population increases; however, and the prevalence and mortality of asthma have not been extensively investigated. Also, the effects of severity and aging on asthma prevalence and mortality are unknown. We aimed to investigate trends of the prevalence and mortality of asthma as well as health care uses and costs over 14 years according to disease severity by using real-world data in Korea. METHODS:Using the National Health Insurance Sharing Service database, we extracted asthmatic patients having diagnosis codes of asthma and prescription records of antiasthmatic medications from 2002 to 2015 and categorized them according to asthma exacerbation and regular treatment. We defined asthma-associated death in terms of patients

SUBMITTER: Lee E 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7061163 | biostudies-literature | 2020 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature