Trends in Adult Current Asthma Prevalence and Contributing Risk Factors in the United States by State: 2000-2009

Overview

Journal BMC Public Health

Publisher Biomed Central

Specialty Public Health

Date 2013 Dec 12

PMID 24325173

Citations 18

Authors

Xingyou Zhang

Teresa Morrison-Carpenter

James B Holt

David B Callahan

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Abstract

Background: Current asthma prevalence among adults in the United States has reached historically high levels. Although national-level estimates indicate that asthma prevalence among adults increased by 33% from 2000 to 2009, state-specific temporal trends of current asthma prevalence and their contributing risk factors have not been explored.

Methods: We used 2000-2009 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data from all 50 states and the District of Columbia (D.C.) to estimate state-specific current asthma prevalence by 2-year periods (2000-2001, 2002-2003, 2004-2005, 2006-2007, 2008-2009). We fitted a series of four logistic-regression models for each state to evaluate whether there was a statistically significant linear change in the current asthma prevalence over time, accounting for sociodemographic factors, smoking status, and weight status (using body mass index as the indicator).

Results: During 2000-2009, current asthma prevalence increased in all 50 states and D.C., with significant increases in 46/50 (92%) states and D.C. After accounting for weight status in the model series with sociodemographic factors, and smoking status, 10 states (AR, AZ, IA, IL, KS, ME, MT, UT, WV, and WY) that had previously shown a significant increase did not show a significant increase in current asthma prevalence.

Conclusions: There was a significant increasing trend in state-specific current asthma prevalence among adults from 2000 to 2009 in most states in the United States. Obesity prevalence appears to contribute to increased current asthma prevalence in some states.

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