Effects of older age and age of asthma onset on clinical and inflammatory variables in severe refractory asthma

Rekha Chaudhuri, Charles McSharry, Liam G. Heaney, Robert Niven, Christopher E. Brightling, Andrew N. Menzies-Gow, Christine Bucknall, Adel H. Mansur, Waiting Lee, Malcolm Shepherd, Mark Spears, Douglas C. Cowan, Holger Husi, Neil C. Thomson

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    Abstract

    Background Asthma in the elderly as well as asthma of adult-onset has been associated with increased morbidity, but little is known specifically about the effects of age on clinical and inflammatory outcomes in severe refractory asthma. The aims of the study were to examine the effects of age [

    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)46-52
    Number of pages7
    JournalRespiratory Medicine
    Volume118
    Early online date9 Jul 2016
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Sept 2016

    Keywords

    • Adult-onset
    • Asthma
    • Asthma duration
    • Childhood-onset
    • Elderly
    • Inflammatory biomarker

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