Asthma features in elderly in a terciary outpatients facility

Abstract

Methods Cross-sectional study that evaluated 193 elderly patients with asthma followed at an outpatient tertiary service. Patients were considered when asthma met the criteria of GINA 2012 anamnesis and pulmonary function demonstrating reversibility. These patients were evaluated for gender, current age, age at onset of asthma, lung function and asthma classification. The assessment of atopy was performed by searching for total IgE and specific IgE (in vivo or in vitro) for house dust mites, molds, cat and dog dander, cockroach and grass.