Rural to urban migration contributes to the high burden of asthma in the urban area.
Clin Respir J
; 13(9): 560-566, 2019 Sep.
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| ID: mdl-31301264
ABSTRACT
INTRODUCTION:
It is unknown whether rural-urban migration contributes to worse the burden of asthma in the cities.OBJECTIVES:
The aim of this study was to evaluate whether subjects with asthma that migrated from rural areas to a large urban center in Brazil have more severe disease than asthmatic subjects that was born and always lived in the urban area.METHODS:
This is a case-control study. We enrolled two groups of subjects with asthma currently living in a large urban center in Brazil 486 subjects with moderate-severe asthma and 432 subjects with mild asthma.RESULTS:
Rural-urban migrants had higher odds of moderate-severe asthma [adjusted OR 1.57, 95% CI (1.18-2.01)] and uncontrolled symptoms of asthma [adjusted OR 1.80, 95% CI (1.16-2.76)] than urban-born subjects.CONCLUSIONS:
Rural-urban migrants in Brazil have more severe asthma than urban-born subjects. Our results suggest that rural-urban migration is associated with the high burden of asthma in the urban area.Palabras clave
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Asma
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Población Rural
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Migrantes
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Población Urbana
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prevalence_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Adult
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
País/Región como asunto:
America do sul
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Brasil
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Clin Respir J
Año:
2019
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Brasil