Racial/ethnic differences in eligibility for asthma biologics among pediatric populations.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Asthma is a heterogeneous disease. Clinical blood parameters differ by race/ethnicity and are used to distinguish asthma subtypes and inform therapies. Differences in subtypes may explain population-specific trends in asthma outcomes. However, these differences in racial/ethnic minority pediatric populations are unclear.

Objective

We investigated the association of blood parameters and asthma subtypes with asthma outcomes and examined population-specific eligibility for biologic therapies in minority pediatric populations.

Methods

Using data from 2 asthma case-control studies of pediatric minority populations, we performed case-control (N = 3738) and case-only (N = 2743) logistic regressions to quantify the association of blood parameters and asthma subtype

SUBMITTER: Wohlford EM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9211042 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature