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Asthma in adults and its association with chronic rhinosinusitis: The GA <sup>2</sup> LEN survey in Europe

Allergy · 2011 · Vol. 67(1) · pp. 91–98

Deborah Jarvis✉(Imperial College London)R B NewsonJan LötvallDeniz Hastan(Academic Medical Center)Peter Tomassen(Ghent University)Thomas Keil(Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin)Mark Gjomarkaj(National Research Council)Bertil Forsberg(Umeå University)Maria Gunnbjörnsdóttir(Uppsala University)Јордан Минов(Institute of public health of Republic of Macedonia)Grzegorz Brożek(Medical University of Silesia)S. E. Dahlén(Karolinska Institutet)Е. Тоскала(Helsinki University Hospital)Marek L. Kowalski(Medical University of Lodz)Heidi Olze(Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin)Peter Howarth(University of Southampton)Ursula Krämer(Leibniz Institute of Environmental Medicine)Jesper Bælum(Odense University Hospital)Cláudia Chaves Loureiro(Hospitais da Universidade de Coimbra)Łukasz Kasper(Jagiellonian University)Philippe‐Jean Bousquet(Hôpital Arnaud de Villeneuve)Jean Bousquet(Inserm)Claus Bachert(Ghent University)Wytske J. Fokkens(University of Amsterdam)Peter Burney

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Abstract

Geographical variation in the prevalence of self-reported asthma was observed across Europe, but overall, self-reported asthma was more common in young adults, women and smokers. In all age groups, men and women, and irrespective of smoking behaviour, asthma was also associated with CRS.

Sinusitis and nasal conditions Allergic Rhinitis and Sensitization Asthma and respiratory diseasesChronic rhinosinusitisAsthmaMedicineAssociation (psychology)DermatologyInternal medicinePsychology