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AIM:The incidence of concomitant conditions increases with age. In elderly patients, the presence of comorbidities has been related to the course and severity of asthma. The aim of the present study was to assess the impact of comorbidities and concomitant treatment on asthma control and severity in older adults. METHODS:A total of 93 elderly (age >65 years) and 78 younger (age 30-50 years) asthmatic patients were randomly selected from a database including 1755 asthmatics. Evaluation consisted of a questionnaire, spirometry and skin prick testing. RESULTS:In elderly asthmatics, a higher incidence of chronic comorbidities (mean 8.4 vs 4.7; P < 0.001) and a higher number of prescribed medicines (7.4 vs 4.5, P < 0.001) were observed, but the severity of asthma and the intensity of anti-asthma treatment were similar to that seen in younger patients. Asthma control was not strikingly different between the groups. There was no correlation between the presence of comorbid conditions and asthma control, severity or frequency of exacerbations in older patients. Elderly patients treated with statins had a lower risk of asthma exacerbation (OR 0.39, 95% CI 0.18-0.84, P = 0.017), whereas treatment with proton pump inhibitors was associated with a higher risk of exacerbations in older adults (OR 1.84, 95% CI 1.07-3.18, P = 0.029) and higher disease severity in younger patients (OR 2.49, 95% CI 1.1-5.67, P = 0.029). CONCLUSION:The higher prevalence of comorbidities observed in elderly asthmatics under specialist care do not seem to be associated with worsened asthma control or severity. However, concomitant medications can significantly affect asthma control in both elderly and younger asthmatics.
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Geriatr Gerontol Intjournal_title
Geriatrics & gerontology internationalauthors
Wardzyńska A,Kubsik B,Kowalski MLdoi
10.1111/ggi.12367subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2015-07-01 00:00:00pages
902-9issue
7eissn
1444-1586issn
1447-0594journal_volume
15pub_type
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