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ADULT-ONSET ASTHMA – PREDICTORS OF CLINICAL COURSE AND SEVERITY
Figure 1. Consort diagram.
200 new-onset adult asthma patients included
BASELINE MEASUREMENTS: Medical history
ACQ, AQLQ, SNOT Spirometry, DLCO
Body plethysmography
Metacholine challenge
FeNO, Blood (WBC, IgE) Sputuminduction
Nasal endoscopy/Sinus CT scan
INTERVAL ASSESSMENT: ACQ, SNOT
Spirometry
FeNO, Blood (WBC)
LOST TO FOLLOW-UP:
No contact (n=13) Cormobidity (n=6)
Refused to participate(n=6) Excluded (n=4)
Moved abroad (n=1)
RE-ASSESSMENT AFTER 5 YEARS: Medical history (n=170)
ACQ, AQLQ, SNOT
Spirometry, DLCO
Body plethysmography
Metacholine challenge FeNO, Blood (WBC, IgE) Sputuminduction
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