SynthesisJournal of global health2020
The disease burden of childhood asthma in China: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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- The epidemiology of asthma in Mainland China: a systematic review and meta-analysis.BMC public health · 2024Pooled it
- Association of Metformin Use with Asthma Exacerbation in Patients with Concurrent Asthma and Diabetes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Observational Studies.Canadian respiratory journal · 2020 · on this mapPooled it
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- Exploring the perception and needs of pharmaceutical care among family caregivers of pediatric asthma patients in Guangdong Province, China: a cross-sectional survey study.BMC primary care · 2025Article
- Early Origins of Asthma and Allergies: Clues From Studies in China.Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology · 2025Review
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- Exploring geographical variances in component-resolved diagnosis within the Asia-Pacific region.Pediatric allergy and immunology : official publication of the European Society of Pediatric Allergy and Immunology · 2025Review
- Analysis of the characteristics of blood inflammatory cytokines and their influencing factors in acute exacerbations of allergic asthma in children.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
- Nonlinear Relationship Between Body Mass Index Z-Scores and Lung Function Parameters in Asthmatic Children: A Cross-Sectional Study.Journal of asthma and allergy · 2025Article
- Development and preliminary clinical feasibility of a Delphi-based aerobic exercise prescription for children with asthma.Frontiers in pediatrics · 2025Article
- Sensitization to inhaled and food allergen sources in patients with allergic diseases in Eastern China.Frontiers in allergy · 2025Article
- Clinical features and risk factors for development of post-infectious bronchiolitis obliterans in children.BMC pediatrics · 2024Observational
- Expression of NLRP3 in serum and induced sputum of children with asthma and their relationship with disease severity.European journal of medical research · 2024Article
- Objective monitoring tools for improved management of childhood asthma.Respiratory research · 2024Review
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Abstract
backgroundIn China, childhood asthma prevalence showed a remarkable increase in the past decades. An updated epidemiological assessment of childhood asthma in China with a focus on prevalence and time trends is required.
methodsWe systematically searched three main Chinese databases and one English database to identify epidemiological studies of the prevalence of childhood asthma in China. Asthma cases were defined according to one of the five sets of Chinese diagnostic criteria which were established by the Children Respiratory Disease Group. We estimated age- and sex-specific prevalence of asthma using a multilevel mixed-effects logistic regression. We presented the time trends of asthma prevalence between 1990 and 2020 by age, sex and setting (urban
resultsIn 1990, the prevalence of asthma ranged from 0.13% (95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.10-0.20) in rural girls aged 14 years to 1.34% (95% CI = 1.11-1.67) in urban boys aged five years. In 2010, the overall prevalence of asthma in Chinese children aged 0-14 years was 2.12% (95% CI = 1.83-2.51), corresponding to 5.16 million children living with asthma. Children aged 5-9 years were with the highest prevalence estimate of 2.65% (95% CI = 2.31-3.12) and those aged 10-14 years were with the lowest (1.48%, 95% CI = 1.26-1.78). In 2020, it is expected that this disparity will continue, with the prevalence of asthma being at the lowest level among rural girls aged 14 years (1.11%, 95% CI = 0.82-1.54) and at the highest level among urban boys aged four years (10.27%, 95% CI = 8.61-12.18). Over the 30 years (1990-2020), the prevalence of asthma in children aged 0-14 years has increased in both sexes and settings, which was consistently the lowest in rural girls and the highest in urban boys.
conclusionsThis study shows that childhood asthma has been increasingly prevalent in China. Asthma is more frequent in boys and in rural areas. The detailed and systematic estimates of asthma prevalence in this study constitute the best currently available basis for policymaking, planning, and allocation of health and welfare resources related to the burden of childhood asthma in China.
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