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Osman M, Hansell AL, Simpson CR, Hollowell J, Helms PJ. Gender-specific presentations for asthma, allergic rhinitis and eczema in primary care. Prim Care Resp J 2007;16(1):28-35. DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3132/pcrj.2007.00006
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Osman M, Hansell AL, Simpson CR, Hollowell J, Helms PJ
Gender-specific presentations for asthma, allergic rhinitis and eczema in primary care
(2007) Prim Care Resp J 16 (1), pp. 28-35.
DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3132/pcrj.2007.00006
Article web page: http://www.thepcrj.org/journ/view_article.php?article_id=56
PDF url: http://www.thepcrj.org/journ/vol16/16_1_28_35.pdf
Abstract:
AIM: To identify age- and gender-specific prevalence rates for physician-diagnosed asthma, allergic rhinitis (AR) and eczema across a whole lifespan.
METHOD: Presentations of asthma, allergic rhinitis and eczema were identified in individuals aged 0 to 65 who consulted their general practitioner at least once in 1998-99 from a population sample of 266,733 in Scotland, and in 1991-95 for asthma and allergic rhinitis in 6,836,063 person years at risk in England and Wales.
RESULTS: In both sexes asthma presentations peak at 4-6 years whilst eczema peaks in infancy. A second asthma peak occurs during adolescence, earlier in females, at a time when a female predominance for all three atopic diseases is established. Female predominance of eczema presentations are limited to the reproductive period of 15-49 years.
CONCLUSION: The patterns of presentations for asthma, allergic rhinitis and eczema by age and gender suggest important gender-specific differences in disease predisposition and diagnosis.
Keywords:
Asthma; Eczema; Allergic rhinitis; Sex; Gender; Epidemiology
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