Chronic Comorbidities Contribute to the Burden and Costs of Persistent Asthma
Joint Authors
Kauppi, Paula
Linna, Miika
Jantunen, Juha
Martikainen, Jaana E.
Haahtela, Tari
Pelkonen, Anna
Mäkelä, Mika
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-12-13
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
We aimed to study the prevalence of chronic comorbidities in asthma patients and the costs of health care use associated with asthma with comorbidities.
Material and Methods.
We analysed the prevalence of the four most common chronic diseases in asthma patients in 2008–2014 in Finland.
Prevalence of coronary artery disease, diabetes and dyslipidaemia, hypertension, epilepsy, inflammatory bowel disease, rheumatic diseases, and severe psychiatric disease was studied by register of the Social Insurance Institution of Finland.
The costs of health care services were collected from the registries maintained by the National Institute for Health and Welfare (THL).
Results.
Prevalence of asthma was 4.6% in 2014.
Diabetes was among the four most common comorbidities in all the age groups.
The other common comorbidities were hypertension (≥46 years; 12.9–37.6%), severe psychiatric disorders (age groups of 16–59 years; 1.4–3.5%), and ischaemic heart disease (≥60 years; 10–25%).
In patients with both asthma and diabetes, the costs of hospitalization were approximately 169% compared with patients with asthma alone.
Conclusions.
Prevalence of asthma increases by tenfold when aging.
The comorbidity diversity and rate are age-dependent.
Prevalence of diabetes as comorbidity in asthma has increased.
Costs of hospitalizations in asthma approximately double with chronic comorbidities.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Kauppi, Paula& Linna, Miika& Jantunen, Juha& Martikainen, Jaana E.& Haahtela, Tari& Pelkonen, Anna…[et al.]. 2015. Chronic Comorbidities Contribute to the Burden and Costs of Persistent Asthma. Mediators of Inflammation،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Kauppi, Paula…[et al.]. Chronic Comorbidities Contribute to the Burden and Costs of Persistent Asthma. Mediators of Inflammation No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-7.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Kauppi, Paula& Linna, Miika& Jantunen, Juha& Martikainen, Jaana E.& Haahtela, Tari& Pelkonen, Anna…[et al.]. Chronic Comorbidities Contribute to the Burden and Costs of Persistent Asthma. Mediators of Inflammation. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1072593
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1072593