Analysis of the environmental risk factors on the asthma control in patients with bronchial asthma

Abstract

Analysis of the environmental risk factors on the asthma control in patients with bronchial asthma. Asthma is a very common chronic inflammatory disease of lower airways that affects the everyday life of patients with wheezing and chest tightness. due to reversible airways obstruction. The goal of asthma management is to achieve optimum disease control. The identification of environmental risk factors leads to optimal controlled asthma. From January 2010 to December 2010, 263 (132 men,131 female; age ranged from 18 to 56) subjects with bronchial asthma were observed from Allergy Outpatients. All examined patients were subjected to interview concerning environmental exposure and fulfilling asthma control test ACTTM. It seems that exposure to environmental factors may be favourable to the occurrence of worse control of asthma.