Does the nature of adult difficult asthma differ by age of onset? Findings from WATCH.

Conclusion: EODA is commoner in females and associated with more atopy, functional comorbidity, biologic therapy and healthcare need. AODA is commoner in males associated with smoking and comorbid lung disease.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 19, 2018 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Mistry, H., Freeman, A., Thirlwall, Y., Harvey, M. A. E., Barber, C., Haitchi, H. M., Newell, C., Cheng, Y., Varkonyi-Sepp, J., Kurukulaaratchy, R. J. Tags: Monitoring Airway Disease Source Type: research