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[Prevalence of asthma in adults in Menda town rural-mountain area in Japan]
- Source :
- Arerugi = [Allergy]. 50(12)
- Publication Year :
- 2002
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Abstract
- Several reports have suggested that the prevalence of asthma in adults is currently increasing. However, recent prevalence of asthma has not reported in Japan, especially in rural-mountain areas. To investigate the prevalence of asthma in adults in Japan, we conducted clinical epidemiological research on 5066 inhabitants of Menda town, in a rural-mountain area of Japan. The study population comprised 98.7% of adults in the town, including senior high school students whose age were more than 15 years old. The prevalence of asthma among adults was 3.6%. The ratio of prevalence in males to prevalence in females was 1.44. Peaks prevalences were observed in the age ranges of 15-19 and70 years old in males, and 15-19, 40-49 and70 years old in females.
Details
- ISSN :
- 00214884
- Volume :
- 50
- Issue :
- 12
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Arerugi = [Allergy]
- Accession number :
- edsair.pmid..........8f929df368c7a4b9c4b3ff1606054801