Background
Methods
Sample population
Measures
Statistical analysis
Results
Current asthma prevalence
Characteristics | Subpopulation | Sample size | Prevalence* | Unadjusted | Adjusted#
|
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Groups | n = 3,043,873 | % (95% CI†) | PR (95% CI†) | PR (95% CI†) | |
2-Year | 2000–2001 | 374,137 | 7.21 (7.07, 7.35) | Reference | |
Period | 2002–2003 | 486,368 | 7.60 (7.47, 7.74) | 1.04 (1.04, 1.05) | 1.04 (1.04, 1.05) |
2004–2005 | 629,633 | 7.99 (7.86, 8.12) | 1.09 (1.07, 1.10) | 1.09 (1.07, 1.10) | |
2006–2007 | 748,536 | 8.23 (8.10, 8.37) | 1.13 (1.11, 1.15) | 1.13 (1.11, 1.15) | |
2008–2009 | 805,199 | 8.52 (8.40, 8.65) | 1.18 (1.15, 1.20) | 1.18 (1.15, 1.20) | |
Sex | Male | 1,176,599 | 5.90 (5.82, 5.99) | Reference | |
Female | 1,867,274 | 9.83 (9.75, 9.92) | 1.67 (1.64, 1.69) | 1.69 (1.66, 1.72) | |
Age, | 18 – 24 | 159,715 | 9.36 (9.11, 9.62) | Reference | |
in years | 25 – 34 | 388,151 | 7.65 (7.51, 7.80) | 0.82 (0.79, 0.84) | 0.79 (0.76, 0.82) |
35 – 44 | 537,390 | 7.44 (7.32, 7.56) | 0.79 (0.77, 0.82) | 0.74 (0.72, 0.76) | |
45 – 54 | 623,754 | 7.98 (7.85, 8.10) | 0.85 (0.83, 0.88) | 0.75 (0.73, 0.78) | |
55 – 64 | 560,588 | 8.43 (8.29, 8.57) | 0.90 (0.87, 0.93) | 0.75 (0.73, 0.77) | |
≥ 65 | 774,275 | 7.28 (7.17, 7.40) | 0.78 (0.75, 0.80) | 0.63 (0.61, 0.65) | |
Race and | White (NH)** | 2,451,608 | 8.09 (8.03, 8.16) | Reference | |
Ethnicity | Black (NH) | 234,974 | 9.26 (9.04, 9.49) | 1.15 (1.12, 1.17) | 0.96 (0.94, 0.99) |
Hispanic | 188,189 | 5.86 (5.66, 6.06) | 0.72 (0.70, 0.75) | 0.64 (0.62, 0.67) | |
Others | 169,102 | 8.37 (8.09, 8.66) | 1.03 (1.00, 1.07) | 1.05 (1.01, 1.08) | |
Education | < High school | 310,985 | 9.26 (9.06, 9.46) | 1.32 (1.28, 1.35) | 1.12 (1.09, 1.16) |
High school | 936,827 | 7.85 (7.74, 7.96) | 1.12 (1.10, 1.14) | 0.93 (0.91, 0.95) | |
Some college | 815,293 | 8.48 (8.36, 8.60) | 1.21 (1.18, 1.23) | 1.02 (1.00, 1.04) | |
>Bachelor degree | 980,768 | 7.03 (6.93, 7.12) | Reference | ||
Household | < $15, 000 | 301,442 | 11.6 (11.4, 11.9) | 1.74 (1.69, 1.79) | 1.58 (1.53, 1.64) |
Income | $15 k## ~ <$25 k | 474,354 | 9.06 (8.90, 9.23) | 1.35 (1.32, 1.39) | 1.27 (1.24, 1.31) |
$25 k ~ <$50 k | 811,140 | 7.54 (7.42, 7.65) | 1.13 (1.10, 1.15) | 1.07 (1.05, 1.10) | |
$50 k ~ <$75 k | 449,348 | 7.05 (6.91, 7.20) | 1.05 (1.03, 1.08) | 1.01 (0.98, 1.04) | |
≥$75 k | 611,531 | 6.69 (6.57, 6.81) | Reference | ||
Unknown | 396,058 | 7.99 (7.81, 8.16) | 1.19 (1.16, 1.23) | 1.15 (1.11, 1.18) | |
Smoking | Never | 1,595,769 | 7.23 (7.15, 7.31) | Reference | |
Status | Former | 853,780 | 8.41 (8.29, 8.52) | 1.16 (1.14, 1.18) | 1.24 (1.22, 1.26) |
Current | 594,324 | 9.21 (9.07, 9.35) | 1.27 (1.25, 1.3) | 1.26 (1.24, 1.29) | |
Weight | Underweight | 50,089 | 8.70 (8.22, 9.20) | 1.29 (1.22, 1.37) | 1.10 (1.04, 1.17) |
Status | Healthy weight | 1,063,457 | 6.75 (6.66, 6.85) | Reference | |
Overweight | 1,064,475 | 6.91 (6.81, 7.00) | 1.02 (1.00, 1.04) | 1.18 (1.15, 1.20) | |
Obese | 639,896 | 10.2 (10.0, 10.3) | 1.51 (1.48, 1.54) | 1.63 (1.60, 1.67) | |
Morbidly obese | 96,785 | 18.2 (17.7, 18.7) | 2.69 (2.62, 2.78) | 2.60 (2.52, 2.68) |
Trends in current asthma prevalence
State | 2-year period | ||||
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2000–2001 | 2002–2003 | 2004–2005 | 2006–2007 | 2008–2009 | |
% (se*) | % (se*) | % (se*) | % (se*) | % (se*) | |
US | 7.21 (0.07) | 7.60 (0.07) | 7.99 (0.07) | 8.23 (0.07) | 8.52 (0.07) |
AK | 7.17 (0.58) | 8.30 (0.60) | 8.48 (0.58) | 8.64 (0.57) | 9.23 (0.67) |
AL | 6.23 (0.38) | 7.33 (0.38) | 7.91 (0.40) | 8.74 (0.44) | 7.71 (0.37) |
AR | 6.81 (0.39) | 7.46 (0.35) | 7.45 (0.33) | 7.24 (0.31) | 7.93 (0.43) |
AZ | 8.66 (0.71) | 8.65 (0.54) | 7.36 (0.47) | 8.85 (0.53) | 10.2 (0.67) |
CA | 7.23 (0.32) | 7.44 (0.33) | 7.46 (0.32) | 7.64 (0.31) | 8.20 (0.23) |
CO | 7.36 (0.45) | 7.95 (0.35) | 8.48 (0.33) | 7.86 (0.27) | 8.18 (0.26) |
CT | 7.91 (0.31) | 8.44 (0.32) | 8.97 (0.35) | 9.27 (0.34) | 9.14 (0.43) |
DC | 7.62 (0.52) | 8.60 (0.56) | 9.10 (0.50) | 9.65 (0.45) | 10.0 (0.51) |
DE | 7.37 (0.46) | 7.49 (0.40) | 9.11 (0.47) | 8.71 (0.46) | 9.19 (0.55) |
FL | 5.71 (0.27) | 6.29 (0.32) | 7.03 (0.29) | 6.71 (0.23) | 6.97 (0.33) |
GA | 6.76 (0.36) | 7.23 (0.34) | 7.35 (0.38) | 7.84 (0.30) | 7.82 (0.45) |
HI | 7.36 (0.38) | 6.27 (0.31) | 7.53 (0.45) | 8.02 (0.35) | 9.49 (0.38) |
IA | 6.58 (0.34) | 6.36 (0.34) | 6.95 (0.31) | 6.74 (0.31) | 7.20 (0.32) |
ID | 7.83 (0.32) | 7.83 (0.33) | 7.64 (0.32) | 8.91 (0.39) | 8.62 (0.39) |
IL | 7.89 (0.41) | 7.29 (0.28) | 7.74 (0.34) | 8.32 (0.36) | 8.47 (0.36) |
IN | 7.85 (0.37) | 7.78 (0.28) | 8.28 (0.29) | 8.52 (0.33) | 9.18 (0.38) |
KS | 7.98 (0.34) | 7.60 (0.32) | 7.18 (0.24) | 8.34 (0.30) | 8.64 (0.27) |
KY | 8.01 (0.31) | 9.67 (0.38) | 8.53 (0.37) | 8.55 (0.37) | 9.87 (0.39) |
LA | 5.07 (0.25) | 6.10 (0.28) | 6.08 (0.31) | 6.12 (0.29) | 7.22 (0.32) |
MA | 9.03 (0.28) | 9.44 (0.31) | 9.68 (0.32) | 9.89 (0.27) | 10.3 (0.29) |
MD | 7.27 (0.39) | 8.13 (0.39) | 8.13 (0.33) | 8.66 (0.32) | 9.25 (0.34) |
ME | 9.12 (0.49) | 9.99 (0.50) | 9.85 (0.44) | 9.96 (0.38) | 10.6 (0.35) |
MI | 8.19 (0.42) | 9.04 (0.37) | 8.67 (0.29) | 9.50 (0.35) | 9.98 (0.32) |
MN | 6.89 (0.35) | 7.15 (0.34) | 7.98 (0.41) | 7.72 (0.38) | 7.22 (0.37) |
MO | 7.78 (0.40) | 8.27 (0.41) | 9.05 (0.42) | 8.62 (0.43) | 9.01 (0.46) |
MS | 6.14 (0.41) | 6.54 (0.32) | 7.09 (0.32) | 6.74 (0.29) | 7.34 (0.28) |
MT | 8.07 (0.47) | 8.41 (0.43) | 8.30 (0.37) | 8.72 (0.37) | 8.89 (0.36) |
NC | 6.69 (0.37) | 6.78 (0.32) | 7.02 (0.20) | 7.31 (0.23) | 7.71 (0.26) |
ND | 7.20 (0.44) | 7.18 (0.38) | 7.54 (0.39) | 7.33 (0.39) | 8.42 (0.41) |
NE | 6.22 (0.37) | 7.16 (0.32) | 6.83 (0.28) | 7.76 (0.38) | 7.39 (0.33) |
NH | 8.42 (0.44) | 8.59 (0.33) | 10.3 (0.36) | 10.0 (0.36) | 10.4 (0.39) |
NJ | 6.19 (0.29) | 7.44 (0.41) | 8.09 (0.22) | 8.14 (0.30) | 8.23 (0.28) |
NM | 6.95 (0.35) | 7.36 (0.32) | 9.12 (0.34) | 8.52 (0.35) | 8.49 (0.35) |
NV | 8.31 (0.56) | 7.16 (0.47) | 7.08 (0.50) | 7.39 (0.45) | 8.71 (0.55) |
NY | 7.62 (0.37) | 7.81 (0.31) | 9.18 (0.32) | 8.71 (0.33) | 9.36 (0.35) |
OH | 7.96 (0.43) | 7.20 (0.35) | 8.17 (0.41) | 9.37 (0.48) | 9.83 (0.33) |
OK | 6.67 (0.31) | 7.34 (0.26) | 8.41 (0.28) | 8.80 (0.30) | 9.48 (0.33) |
OR | 8.21 (0.38) | 8.94 (0.38) | 9.96 (0.31) | 9.85 (0.40) | 9.90 (0.45) |
PA | 7.01 (0.34) | 8.10 (0.32) | 8.45 (0.30) | 8.97 (0.35) | 9.20 (0.32) |
RI | 9.01 (0.39) | 9.18 (0.38) | 10.2 (0.43) | 10.2 (0.45) | 10.4 (0.42) |
SC | 6.63 (0.36) | 5.94 (0.31) | 7.07 (0.26) | 7.61 (0.28) | 8.02 (0.34) |
SD | 5.43 (0.26) | 6.63 (0.32) | 7.04 (0.30) | 7.39 (0.34) | 7.47 (0.35) |
TN | 7.06 (0.38) | 8.11 (0.42) | 8.26 (0.40) | 8.57 (0.43) | 8.57 (0.43) |
TX | 6.29 (0.26) | 7.00 (0.28) | 7.02 (0.28) | 7.70 (0.38) | 6.95 (0.29) |
UT | 7.42 (0.44) | 7.64 (0.42) | 7.96 (0.35) | 8.35 (0.38) | 8.19 (0.35) |
VA | 6.83 (0.44) | 7.40 (0.36) | 7.94 (0.36) | 8.21 (0.41) | 8.51 (0.51) |
VT | 8.02 (0.35) | 8.59 (0.37) | 9.09 (0.32) | 9.46 (0.34) | 9.90 (0.34) |
WA | 7.93 (0.34) | 8.98 (0.29) | 9.18 (0.19) | 9.12 (0.19) | 9.10 (0.20) |
WI | 7.77 (0.41) | 7.99 (0.36) | 8.89 (0.37) | 8.95 (0.43) | 9.53 (0.48) |
WV | 8.89 (0.43) | 8.61 (0.38) | 9.66 (0.41) | 8.79 (0.41) | 9.24 (0.38) |
WY | 8.47 (0.43) | 7.37 (0.35) | 7.76 (0.33) | 8.45 (0.34) | 9.12 (0.34) |
Median | 7.37 (0.46) | 7.60 (0.32) | 8.13 (0.33) | 8.55 (0.37) | 8.89 (0.36) |
State | Model I | Model II | Model III | Model IV |
---|---|---|---|---|
AL | 1.26(1.11,1.42)*** | 1.37(1.20,1.55)*** | 1.37(1.21,1.55)*** | 1.31(1.15,1.49)*** |
AK | 1.23(1.03,1.48)* | 1.28(1.06,1.54)** | 1.28(1.06,1.54)** | 1.21(1.00,1.46)* |
AZ | 1.19(0.98,1.43) | 1.23(1.02,1.48)* | 1.23(1.02,1.48)* | 1.20(0.99,1.45) |
AR | 1.12(0.98,1.27) | 1.18(1.04,1.35)* | 1.18(1.03,1.35)* | 1.12(0.98,1.29) |
CA | 1.12(1.02,1.23)* | 1.19(1.08,1.31)*** | 1.20(1.09,1.32)*** | 1.15(1.05,1.27)** |
CO | 1.08(0.97,1.20) | 1.11(0.99,1.24) | 1.11(1.00,1.24) | 1.11(0.99,1.25) |
CT | 1.16(1.05,1.29)** | 1.23(1.11,1.36)*** | 1.23(1.11,1.36)*** | 1.18(1.06,1.32)** |
DE | 1.26(1.09,1.46)** | 1.35(1.16,1.56)*** | 1.35(1.17,1.56)*** | 1.25(1.07,1.45)** |
DC | 1.30(1.12,1.50)*** | 1.38(1.20,1.60)*** | 1.39(1.20,1.61)*** | 1.32(1.14,1.53)*** |
FL | 1.19(1.06,1.33)** | 1.24(1.11,1.39)*** | 1.25(1.11,1.39)*** | 1.19(1.06,1.34)** |
GA | 1.16(1.02,1.32)* | 1.24(1.08,1.42)** | 1.24(1.09,1.42)** | 1.17(1.02,1.35)* |
HI | 1.37(1.22,1.55)*** | 1.43(1.27,1.61)*** | 1.43(1.27,1.62)*** | 1.34(1.18,1.51)*** |
ID | 1.14(1.02,1.27)* | 1.20(1.08,1.34)** | 1.21(1.09,1.35)*** | 1.18(1.05,1.32)** |
IL | 1.13(1.01,1.27)* | 1.17(1.04,1.31)** | 1.18(1.05,1.32)** | 1.12(1.00,1.26) |
IN | 1.18(1.06,1.31)** | 1.21(1.09,1.35)*** | 1.22(1.09,1.36)*** | 1.17(1.05,1.31)** |
IA | 1.10(0.98,1.24) | 1.19(1.05,1.34)** | 1.19(1.05,1.34)** | 1.13(1.00,1.28)* |
KS | 1.11(1.01,1.22)* | 1.14(1.04,1.26)** | 1.15(1.04,1.26)** | 1.10(1.00,1.22) |
KY | 1.12(1.02,1.24)* | 1.24(1.12,1.37)*** | 1.23(1.12,1.37)*** | 1.22(1.10,1.35)*** |
LA | 1.33(1.18,1.49)*** | 1.49(1.32,1.67)*** | 1.49(1.32,1.67)*** | 1.44(1.27,1.63)*** |
ME | 1.12(1.01,1.25)* | 1.19(1.06,1.32)** | 1.19(1.06,1.33)** | 1.11(0.99,1.25) |
MD | 1.24(1.11,1.39)*** | 1.29(1.16,1.45)*** | 1.30(1.17,1.45)*** | 1.24(1.11,1.39)*** |
MA | 1.13(1.05,1.21)** | 1.17(1.08,1.26)*** | 1.18(1.09,1.27)*** | 1.14(1.06,1.23)*** |
MI | 1.19(1.08,1.32)*** | 1.24(1.12,1.37)*** | 1.25(1.12,1.38)*** | 1.19(1.07,1.32)** |
MN | 1.07(0.94,1.20) | 1.09(0.96,1.23) | 1.09(0.96,1.23) | 1.07(0.94,1.21) |
MS | 1.16(1.03,1.32)* | 1.24(1.09,1.40)** | 1.23(1.08,1.40)** | 1.16(1.02,1.33)* |
MO | 1.14(1.01,1.29)* | 1.22(1.07,1.38)** | 1.22(1.07,1.38)** | 1.16(1.02,1.32)* |
MT | 1.10(0.97,1.24) | 1.12(0.99,1.27) | 1.13(1.00,1.27) | 1.09(0.96,1.23) |
NE | 1.18(1.04,1.33)** | 1.26(1.11,1.42)*** | 1.26(1.11,1.42)*** | 1.24(1.09,1.40)** |
NV | 1.08(0.91,1.28) | 1.16(0.98,1.37) | 1.16(0.98,1.38) | 1.11(0.94,1.32) |
NH | 1.25(1.13,1.39)*** | 1.31(1.18,1.46)*** | 1.32(1.18,1.46)*** | 1.26(1.13,1.40)*** |
NJ | 1.28(1.16,1.42)*** | 1.31(1.19,1.45)*** | 1.32(1.19,1.46)*** | 1.27(1.14,1.41)*** |
NM | 1.23(1.10,1.36)*** | 1.26(1.13,1.40)*** | 1.26(1.13,1.41)*** | 1.22(1.09,1.36)*** |
NY | 1.23(1.11,1.36)*** | 1.27(1.15,1.41)*** | 1.28(1.15,1.42)*** | 1.24(1.12,1.38)*** |
NC | 1.16(1.04,1.29)** | 1.28(1.15,1.43)*** | 1.29(1.15,1.43)*** | 1.19(1.06,1.33)** |
ND | 1.15(1.00,1.32) | 1.21(1.05,1.39)** | 1.21(1.06,1.39)** | 1.17(1.01,1.35)* |
OH | 1.32(1.18,1.48)*** | 1.38(1.23,1.55)*** | 1.38(1.23,1.55)*** | 1.32(1.17,1.49)*** |
OK | 1.42(1.29,1.56)*** | 1.45(1.32,1.60)*** | 1.43(1.30,1.58)*** | 1.36(1.23,1.51)*** |
OR | 1.20(1.07,1.33)** | 1.26(1.13,1.41)*** | 1.27(1.14,1.42)*** | 1.23(1.10,1.37)*** |
PA | 1.29(1.16,1.42)*** | 1.34(1.21,1.48)*** | 1.34(1.22,1.48)*** | 1.30(1.18,1.44)*** |
RI | 1.16(1.05,1.29)** | 1.22(1.10,1.36)*** | 1.24(1.11,1.37)*** | 1.18(1.06,1.31)** |
SC | 1.29(1.14,1.46)*** | 1.38(1.23,1.56)*** | 1.39(1.23,1.56)*** | 1.35(1.19,1.53)*** |
SD | 1.32(1.18,1.49)*** | 1.41(1.25,1.58)*** | 1.41(1.25,1.58)*** | 1.37(1.21,1.54)*** |
TN | 1.18(1.04,1.34)** | 1.20(1.06,1.36)** | 1.19(1.05,1.36)** | 1.16(1.01,1.32)* |
TX | 1.12(1.01,1.24)* | 1.19(1.08,1.32)*** | 1.20(1.08,1.32)*** | 1.17(1.05,1.29)** |
UT | 1.12(0.99,1.26) | 1.16(1.03,1.32)* | 1.17(1.04,1.33)* | 1.13(1.00,1.29) |
VT | 1.23(1.11,1.35)*** | 1.33(1.20,1.46)*** | 1.33(1.20,1.46)*** | 1.30(1.18,1.44)*** |
VA | 1.24(1.07,1.43)** | 1.31(1.14,1.52)*** | 1.32(1.14,1.53)*** | 1.27(1.10,1.48)** |
WA | 1.11(1.03,1.20)** | 1.19(1.10,1.29)*** | 1.20(1.11,1.30)*** | 1.15(1.06,1.24)*** |
WV | 1.04(0.93,1.16) | 1.16(1.04,1.30)** | 1.16(1.04,1.30)** | 1.09(0.98,1.23) |
WI | 1.23(1.08,1.40)** | 1.28(1.13,1.45)*** | 1.28(1.13,1.46)*** | 1.22(1.07,1.39)** |
WY | 1.13(1.01,1.27)* | 1.16(1.04,1.30)* | 1.17(1.04,1.31)** | 1.11(0.99,1.25) |
US | 1.18(1.15,1.20)*** | 1.23(1.20,1.26)*** | 1.23(1.21,1.26)*** | 1.18(1.15,1.20)*** |