학술논문
Asthma prevalence among United States population insights from NHANES data analysis
Document Type
article
Author
Sarya Swed; Bisher Sawaf; Feras Al-Obeidat; Wael Hafez; Amine Rakab; Hidar Alibrahim; Mohamad Nour Nasif; Baraa Alghalyini; Abdul Rehman Zia Zaidi; Lamees Alshareef; Fadel Alqatati; Fathima Zamrath Zahir; Ashraf I. Ahmed; Mulham Alom; Anas Sultan; Abdullah AlMahmoud; Agyad Bakkour; Ivan Cherrez-Ojeda
Source
Scientific Reports, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2024)
Subject
Language
English
ISSN
2045-2322
Abstract
Abstract Asthma is a prevalent respiratory condition that poses a substantial burden on public health in the United States. Understanding its prevalence and associated risk factors is vital for informed policymaking and public health interventions. This study aims to examine asthma prevalence and identify major risk factors in the U.S. population. Our study utilized NHANES data between 1999 and 2020 to investigate asthma prevalence and associated risk factors within the U.S. population. We analyzed a dataset of 64,222 participants, excluding those under 20 years old. We performed binary regression analysis to examine the relationship of demographic and health related covariates with the prevalence of asthma. The study found that asthma affected 8.7% of the U.S. population. Gender emerged as a significant factor, with 36.0% of asthma patients being male and 64.0% female (p