Different Characteristics and Clinical Outcomes between Early-Onset and Late-Onset Asthma: A Prospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT: Late-onset asthma (LOA) differs from early-onset asthma (EOA) in terms of prognosis and the treatment response because it has a much worse prognosis and a poorer response to standard asthma treatment. This study sought to investigate the characteristics and clinical outcomes of asthma patients with phenotypes distinguished by age at onset and atopy status. We prospectively recruited patients with asthma who were registered in a pay-for-performance program operated by Taiwan's National Health Insurance Administration (NHIA). These patients received regular outpatient treatment for at least 1 year at every outpatient clinic visit since 2019. Baseline characteristics and clinical outcomes were compared between patients with LOA (≥40 years) and those with EOA (<40 years). Of the consecutive

SUBMITTER: Wu BC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9785577 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature