Katelynn E Dodd1, Jacek M Mazurek1. 1. a Respiratory Health Division, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) , Morgantown , West Virginia , USA.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: Various approaches have been developed to identify persons with asthma using survey data. To assess agreement between current and active asthma classifications, 2011-2012 Asthma Call-back Survey landline telephone household data from 38 states, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico for adults aged ≥18 years who have ever been told by a health professional they have asthma were analyzed. METHODS: Respondents were classified to have current asthma if they reported still having asthma, and active asthma if they reported within the past year: 1) talking to a doctor about asthma, 2) taking asthma medication, or 3) having any symptoms of asthma. Agreement between classifications was assessed using the Kappa statistic. RESULTS: Among adults ever told by a health professional they have asthma, an estimated 72% had current asthma and 75% had active asthma. Overall, 67% of individuals met classifications of both current and active asthma and 20% had neither current nor active asthma (Kappa = 0.68). The Kappa increased to 0.72 when talking to a doctor about asthma was removed from the active asthma classification. CONCLUSIONS: Results indicated substantial agreement between current and active asthma. Agreement was strengthened when talking to a doctor about asthma was removed from the active asthma classification.
OBJECTIVE: Various approaches have been developed to identify persons with asthma using survey data. To assess agreement between current and active asthma classifications, 2011-2012 Asthma Call-back Survey landline telephone household data from 38 states, District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico for adults aged ≥18 years who have ever been told by a health professional they have asthma were analyzed. METHODS: Respondents were classified to have current asthma if they reported still having asthma, and active asthma if they reported within the past year: 1) talking to a doctor about asthma, 2) taking asthma medication, or 3) having any symptoms of asthma. Agreement between classifications was assessed using the Kappa statistic. RESULTS: Among adults ever told by a health professional they have asthma, an estimated 72% had current asthma and 75% had active asthma. Overall, 67% of individuals met classifications of both current and active asthma and 20% had neither current nor active asthma (Kappa = 0.68). The Kappa increased to 0.72 when talking to a doctor about asthma was removed from the active asthma classification. CONCLUSIONS: Results indicated substantial agreement between current and active asthma. Agreement was strengthened when talking to a doctor about asthma was removed from the active asthma classification.
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Keywords:
ACBS; BRFSS; Current asthma; active asthma; agreement; classification
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