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Data-driven questionnaire-based cluster analysis of asthma in Swedish adults.
NPJ primary care respiratory medicine - 6 Apr 2020
Kisiel Marta A, Zhou Xingwu, Sundh Josefin, Ställberg Björn, Lisspers Karin, Malinovschi Andrei, Sandelowsky Hanna, Montgomery Scott, Nager Anna, Janson Christer
Abstract excerpt
The aim of this study was to identify asthma phenotypes through cluster analysis. Cluster analysis was performed using self-reported characteristics from a cohort of 1291 Swedish asthma patients. Disease burden was measured using the Asthma Control Test (ACT), the mini Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire (mini-AQLQ), exacerbation frequency and asthma severity. Validation was performed in 748 individuals from the...
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