Table 3 Asthma comorbities for ‘Current asthma’ subjects (n = 450) and for the total sample (n = 6003)
From: Prevalence of asthma in Portugal - The Portuguese National Asthma Survey
Current asthma subjects, % (95%CI) | Total sample, % (95%CI) | |
|---|---|---|
Upper airways disease | ||
None (Rhinitis-/Sinusitis-) | 46.9 (40.5-53.4)* | 77.2 (75.7-78.7) |
Rhinitis | 52.3 (45.8-58.6)* | 22.1 (20.7-23.6) |
Mild | 14.0 (10.4-18.8)* | 8.3 ( 7.4- 9.3) |
Intermittent | 12.1 ( 8.6-16.7) | 7.4 ( 6.6- 8.4) |
Persistent | 1.9 ( 1.0- 3.8) | 0.9 ( 0.6- 1.2) |
Moderate/Severe | 38.2 (32.3-44.5)* | 13.8 (12.6-15.1) |
Intermittent | 29.9 (24.4-36.0) | 11.1 (10.1-12.3) |
Persistent | 8.3 ( 5.7-12.0) | 2.7 ( 2.2- 3.3) |
Rhinitis+ /Sinusitis- | 46.7 (40.4-53.2)* | 21.2 (19.8-22.6) |
Sinusitis | 6.4 ( 4.3- 9.4)* | 1.6 ( 1.2- 2.1) |
Rhinitis - /Sinusitis+ | 0.9 ( 0.3- 2.2) | 0.7 ( 0.4- 1.0) |
Both (Rhinitis+/Sinusitis+) | 5.5 ( 3.5- 8.5)* | 1.0 ( 0.7- 1.3) |
Chronic bronchitis | 5.7 ( 3.8- 8.5)* | 2.7 ( 2.2- 3.2) |
Non-respiratory allergic disease | 55.4 (48.9-61.7)* | 33.0 (31.4-34.7) |
Eczema/atopic dermatitis | 44.3 (38.1-50.8)* | 26.1 (24.6-27.7) |
Drug allergy | 13.3 ( 9.8-17.9)* | 7.5 ( 6.7- 8.5) |
Food allergy | 12.2 ( 8.3-17.6)* | 5.3 ( 4.5- 6.1) |