Comorbidities associated with adult asthma: a population-based matched cohort study in Finland

CONCLUSIONS: The most common and most severe comorbidity of adult asthma in this study was chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. Other common comorbidities of adult asthma include acute rhinosinusitis, chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps, atopic dermatitis, allergic rhinitis, dysfunctional breathing, diabetes, pneumonia, sleep apnoea and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease.PMID:38485249 | DOI:10.1136/bmjresp-2023-001959

Source: Respiratory Care - March 14, 2024 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Riikka Emilia Lemmetyinen Sanna Katriina Toppila-Salmi Anna But Risto Renkonen Juha Pekkanen Jari Haukka Jussi Karjalainen Source Type: research