Sex differences in the association between asthma incidence and modifiable risk factors in Korean middle-aged and older adults: NHIS-HEALS 10-year cohort

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Park Susan,Jung Sun-Young,Kwon Jin-Won

Abstract

Abstract Background This study investigated the sex-specific incidence of asthma and the effects of modifiable risk factors, particularly obesity, on asthma incidence among middle-aged and older individuals in Korea. Methods We used data from the National Health Insurance Service-Health Screening Cohort (NHIS-HEALS), which includes health examinees aged 40–79 years in 2002–2003. In total, 459,529 participants with baseline anthropometric measurements were followed-up for 10 years and the development of asthma was evaluated (2004–2013). For subgroup analysis, 246,019 participants who had body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) measurements taken in 2008–2009 were included in the analysis of the asthma incidence for 2010–2013. Factors associated with asthma were analysed using Cox proportional hazard models. Results The cohort comprised 4,248,813 (men, 2,358,541; women, 1,890,272) person-years of follow-up for 2004–2013. The asthma incidence was 10.58 and 15.03 per 1000 person-years for men and women, respectively. Asthma incidence increased with age, notably so in men. Obesity based on the baseline BMI was significantly associated with asthma development in both sexes (men, HR = 1.23, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.13–1.34; women, HR = 1.40 95% CI = 1.32–1.48). High WC was also related to asthma incidence in both sexes with statistical significance (men, HR = 1.34, 95% CI = 1.16–1.57; women, HR = 1.19 95% CI = 1.03–1.37). Analysis of the combined effects of BMI and WC showed that men had a higher asthma risk in the group with both general obesity and abdominal obesity than in the group with non-abdominal obesity and normal BMI. However, obese women had a higher risk of asthma regardless of abdominal obesity. Similarly, smoking was associated with asthma in both sexes but drinking and physical activity showed different associations between the sexes. Conclusions Our results revealed that asthma incidence was substantially high at old age and lifestyle factors were associated with asthma development. Practical strategies including weight control and healthy lifestyle modification are required to prevent asthma in older people.

Funder

National Research Foundation of Korea

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Subject

Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

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