Asthma control, lung function, nutritional status, and health-related quality of life: differences between adult males and females with asthma

Abstract

Male asthma patients appear to fare better than do female asthma patients in terms of health-related quality of life, asthma control, BMI, percentage of body fat, and comorbidities.

Factors associated with uncontrolled asthma in adult asthmatics in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo

“…While many studies have found either no association between sex and uncontrolled asthma [22], or association between female and uncontrolled asthma [13, 14, 19, 23, 24, 25]; we found that male were at greater risk of uncontrolled asthma, may be due to a residual confounding as Peters et al have reported in huge sample in USA [26]. There might exist a variable such as treatment adherence, we did not assess in this study which can induce confounding.…”

Perfil epidemiológico e análise de tendência das internações hospitalares por asma no Brasil de 2008-2018

“…Observou-se, também, que o número de casos de mulheres e homens internados por asma entre 2008 e 2018 foram próximos. Esse achado não condiz com outros resultados da literatura, que apontam maior prevalência entre mulheres (FORTE et al, 2018;TAKEDA et al, 2018;WIJNHOVEN et al, 2003). Essa diferença pode ser devido a população estudada e aos casos subnotificados.…”

“…Em geral, o maior número de casos em mulheres ocorre por causa dos hormônios sexuais e as demais diferenças entre homens e mulheres que influenciam nas funções exercidas pelas células na remodelação das vias aéreas (FORTE et al, 2018;TAKEDA et al, 2018). Ainda, sugere-se que a qualidade de vida das mulheres seja pior do que a dos homens por causa do maior uso de medicamentos e por apresentarem uma dispneia mais grave (FORTE et al, 2018;WIJNHOVEN et al, 2003). A urbanização pode exercer impactos negativos na saúde, como condições de vida e moradia precárias e de poluição do ar (BRITO et al, 2018).…”

Personalized Treatment of Asthma: The Importance of Sex and Gender Differences

“…1 Asthma is also often reported to have a greater impact on the health status and daily activities of women compared with men. 7,64 The reproductive cycle may also affect asthma severity in women. Some women report symptom worsening before menstruation, 65,66 which may relate to sex hormone levels.…”

“…7,8 This seems counterintuitive, and the apparent sensitivity to symptoms could be perceived by HCPs as excessive; therefore, HCPs may regard symptoms of women with asthma to be exaggerated. 98 In some studies, men are reported to have better asthma control and health-related quality of life compared with women, 64,[99][100][101] which could also account for differences in care-seeking behavior, as well as receiving better or more aggressive care.…”