Having concomitant asthma phenotypes is common and independently relates to poor lung function in NHANES 2007-2012.
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SUBMITTER: Amaral R
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5934840 | biostudies-other | 2018
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
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Having concomitant asthma phenotypes is common and independently relates to poor lung function in NHANES 2007-2012.
Amaral Rita R Fonseca João A JA Jacinto Tiago T Pereira Ana M AM Malinovschi Andrei A Janson Christer C Alving Kjell K
Clinical and translational allergy 20180504
<h4>Background</h4>Evidence for distinct asthma phenotypes and their overlap is becoming increasingly relevant to identify personalized and targeted therapeutic strategies. In this study, we aimed to describe the overlap of five commonly reported asthma phenotypes in US adults with current asthma and assess its association with asthma outcomes.<h4>Methods</h4>Data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES) 2007-2012 were used (n = 30,442). Adults with current asthma were ...[more]
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