The epidemiology of asthma and its comorbidities in Poland - health problems of patients with severe asthma as evidenced in the Province of Lodz

Asthma is a serious health, social and economic problem both in Poland and worldwide. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), asthma affects approximately 300 million people worldwide, with morbidity ranging from 1 to 18%; Around 5% suffer from the severe form, and around 1% the very severe form [1,2]. Poland alone includes around 4 million asthma patients. Morbidity in the adult population is known to be 5.4% [3,4], with the majority of sufferers being female. A dynamic increase has been observed in the number of cases for more than 30 years [2,3,4] and despite the implementation of modern inhaled drugs, systemic glucocorticosteroids and biological medicines, around 250,000 people die annually; One person dies every hour in Europe, and around 600 die annually in Poland alone [1,4].
Source: Respiratory Medicine CME - Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Source Type: research