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2006 Publications and Materials
Asthma
Self-Management Education among Youths and Adults- United States, 2003 (10/9/07)
Among adults, the prevalence of asthma education for women was higher than
that for men for four of six components: 1) ever had an asthma management
plan, 2) taught to monitor peak flow, 3) taught how to respond to an asthma
attack, and 4) advised to change aspects of home, school, or work.
Asthma
Prevalence, Health Care Use and Mortality-United States, 2003-2005
(12/1/06)
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/pubs/pubd/hestats/ashtma03-05/asthma03-05.htm
In 2005, an estimated 7.7% of people
(22.2 million) currently had asthma. Rates decreased with age; 8.9% of
children (6.5 million) had asthma compared to 7.2% of adults (15.7 million).
When race/ethnicity is considered, Puerto Ricans had a current asthma
prevalence rate 125% higher than non-Hispanic white people and 80% higher
than non-Hispanic black people. Females had a 40% higher prevalence rate
than males. This pattern was reversed among children aged 0-17 years. The
current asthma prevalence for boys (10%) was 30% higher than for girls
(7.8%).
2004 Publications and Materials
Asthma Prevalence, Health Care Use, and Mortality, 2002 (12/30/04)
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/pubs/pubd/hestats/asthma/asthma.htm
In 2002, 30.8 million people (111 people per 1,000) had ever been diagnosed
with asthma during their lifetime. Females were about 7% more likely than
males to ever have been diagnosed with asthma, but among children 0-17 years
of age, males were more likely to have an asthma diagnosis, 139 per 1,000
versus 104 per 1,000 for females. Females had a hospitalization rate about
35% higher than males. Females had a 30% higher prevalence compared to
males. Females had an asthma death rate about 40% higher than males. Females
had a 50% higher outpatient visit rate compared to males.
2003 Publications and Materials
Asthma Prevalence, Health Care Use and Mortality, 2000-2001
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/products/pubs/pubd/hestats/asthma/asthma.htm
This fact sheet presents the most recent national data on asthma gathered by
the CDC. Age-adjusted rates by race/ethnicity and gender are presented in
the charts and may be used to compare asthma prevalence, morbidity and
mortality between race/ethnicity and gender groups. Females: were about 10%
more likely than males to ever have been diagnosed with asthma; had a 30%
higher prevalence compared to males; had an asthma attack prevalence almost
40% higher than males; had a 10% higher outpatient visit rate compared to
males; had about a 30% higher emergency department visit rate than for
males; had a 25% higher hospitalization rate than males; and an asthma death
rate about 40% higher than males.
2002 Publications and Materials
Asthma: A Heavy Burden for Women - Health Matters for
Women™ Fall, 2002
http://www.cdc.gov/women/newsltr.htm
The feature article in this issue of the CDC/ATSDR Office of Women's Health
newsletter highlights asthma and its burden on women, CDC's Asthma Control
Program, tracking, interventions, partnerships, and resources.
Healthy
Women: State Trends in Health and Mortality
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/healthywomen.htm
New mortality tables are now available which include 1999 data. New tables
include asthma mortality and chronic lower respiratory disease mortality as
well as cause specific (for 41 causes of death) and all cause mortality.
Surveillance
for Asthma - United States, 1980-1999
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/ss5101a1.htm
This report presents national data regarding self-reported asthma
prevalence, school and work days lost because of asthma, and
asthma-associated activity limitations; asthma-associated outpatient visits,
asthma-associated hospitalizations, and asthma-associated deaths;
asthma-associated emergency department visits; and self-reported asthma
episodes or attacks. Both 12-month prevalence (before 1997) and 12-month
attack prevalence of asthma (since 1997) were higher among children aged
5-14 years, blacks compared with whites, and females. The demographic
pattern in rates of office visits for asthma demonstrated higher rates among
blacks, females, and children. For deaths, disparities persist, with higher
mortality rates documented among blacks, women, and the elderly, along with
regional differences. Asthma remains a key public health problem in the
United States.
2001 Publications and Materials
New Asthma Estimates: Tracking Prevalence, Health Care, and Mortality
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/pressroom/01facts/asthma.htm
In 1998, 39 people per 1,000 had experienced an asthma episode or attack in
the previous 12 months. Females had an asthma attack prevalence rate of 44
per 1,000 and males 35 per 1,000. Data is also provided by gender for
children and adults, outpatient visits to private physician offices and
hospital clinics, emergency department visits, and hospitalizations. In
1998, 5,438 people died from asthma, or 2.0 per 100,000 people. For males,
the asthma death rate was 1.5 per 100,000 and for females, 2.5 per 100,000.
Self-Reported Asthma Prevalence Among Adults-United States, 2000
http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/mm5032a3.htm
This report summarizes state asthma prevalence data collected from the 2000
Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS) survey, which indicated
that approximately 7.2% of adults residing in the United States reported
having asthma. This is the first state-specific asthma prevalence data
available for all 50 states. Women had higher rates of current asthma than
men both overall (9.1% versus 5.1%) and in each reporting area. Asthma is a
chronic inflammatory disorder of the airways characterized by episodes of
wheezing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and cough and is among the
most common chronic diseases in the United States, affecting approximately
10.2 million adults during 1996.
Asthma: Women’s Health Topics A-Z
http://www.cdc.gov/women/az/asthma.htm
View women’s health resources related to asthma.
Asthma
http://www.cdc.gov/asthma/
Learn more about asthma.
Asthma and Allergies:
Occupational Health and Safety
http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/topics/asthma
Learn more about asthma and allergies in the work place.
Fact Sheet: Asthma
www.cdc.gov/asthma/faqs.htm
Learn basic facts about asthma.
Fast Stats A-Z: Asthma
Statistics
http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/fastats/asthma.htm
View data and statistics on asthma.
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