Kivity S, Shochat Z, Bressler R, Wiener M, Lerman Y
Israel Defense Force Medical Corps, Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center, Sackler School of Medicine, Tel-Aviv University, Israel.
Chest. 1995 Jul;108(1):24-7. doi: 10.1378/chest.108.1.24.
A total of 107, 636 subjects of both sexes who were drafted into the Israeli Defense Forces during 1986 to 1988 were analyzed for the presence of asthma based on questionnaire responses and the results of pulmonary function tests. Most patients (79%) had either mild or inactive disease. Lifetime prevalence increased by 21.7% from 5.3% in 1986 to 6.5% in 1988. The results of a follow-up carried out over 5 to 7 years showed no major change in severity in most patients. The incidence rate remained stable throughout 1987 to 1989 (275, 245, and 243 per 100,000, respectively), without there being any major change in the severity of the asthma during the subsequent 3 to 5 years. It was also revealed that the more physically demanding jobs were associated with a higher prevalence of job transfer. The results of this study suggest that the factors causally associated with asthma are relatively more active during early childhood.
对1986年至1988年期间应征加入以色列国防军的107636名男女受试者，根据问卷调查结果和肺功能测试结果分析哮喘的患病情况。大多数患者（79%）患有轻度或非活动性疾病。终生患病率从1986年的5.3%上升了21.7%，至1988年为6.5%。一项为期5至7年的随访结果显示，大多数患者的病情严重程度没有重大变化。1987年至1989年期间发病率保持稳定（分别为每10万人275例、245例和243例），在随后的3至5年中哮喘严重程度没有任何重大变化。研究还发现，体力要求较高的工作与较高的工作调动患病率相关。这项研究结果表明，与哮喘有因果关系的因素在幼儿期相对更为活跃。
