Clinical Characteristics of Exacerbation-Prone Adult Asthmatics Identified by Cluster Analysis
Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Research
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: 483-490, 2017.
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
Asthma is a heterogeneous disease characterized by various types of airway inflammation and obstruction. Therefore, it is classified into several subphenotypes, such as early-onset atopic, obese non-eosinophilic, benign, and eosinophilic asthma, using cluster analysis. A number of asthmatics frequently experience exacerbation over a long-term follow-up period, but the exacerbation-prone subphenotype has rarely been evaluated by cluster analysis. This prompted us to identify clusters reflecting asthma exacerbation.METHODS:
A uniform cluster analysis method was applied to 259 adult asthmatics who were regularly followed-up for over 1 year using 12 variables, selected on the basis of their contribution to asthma phenotypes. After clustering, clinical profiles and exacerbation rates during follow-up were compared among the clusters.RESULTS:
Four subphenotypes were identified cluster 1 was comprised of patients with early-onset atopic asthma with preserved lung function, cluster 2 late-onset non-atopic asthma with impaired lung function, cluster 3 early-onset atopic asthma with severely impaired lung function, and cluster 4 late-onset non-atopic asthma with well-preserved lung function. The patients in clusters 2 and 3 were identified as exacerbation-prone asthmatics, showing a higher risk of asthma exacerbation.CONCLUSIONS:
Two different phenotypes of exacerbation-prone asthma were identified among Korean asthmatics using cluster analysis; both were characterized by impaired lung function, but the age at asthma onset and atopic status were different between the two.
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Asunto principal:
Fenotipo
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Asma
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Análisis por Conglomerados
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Estudios de Seguimiento
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Vestuario
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Eosinófilos
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Inflamación
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Pulmón
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Métodos
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio observacional
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Estudio pronóstico
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Factores de riesgo
Límite:
Adulto
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Humanos
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Research
Año:
2017
Tipo del documento:
Artículo
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