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Asthma in Minnesota Slide Set Asthma Program Minnesota Department of Health January 2013
Asthma in MinnesotaSlide SetAsthma ProgramMinnesota Department of HealthJanuary 2013
IntroductionThis slide set provides a cross-section of recent data on asthma in Minnesota and has been developed as a resource for our partners in the asthma community.
If you extract slides from this presentation, please reference the MDH Asthma Program. For technical assistance, please contact us at [email protected].
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Contents• Background• Asthma Prevalence• Asthma Control• Asthma Management• Risk Factors • Asthma Emergency Department Visits and
Hospitalizations• Asthma Mortality• Summary
Background
What is Asthma?• Asthma is a chronic respiratory disease• Symptoms include wheezing, chest tightness and coughing
• Triggers of asthma episodes can include respiratory infections, allergens, cigarette smoke, air pollution, and exercise
• Cause of asthma is unknown
Asthma Prevalence
Minnesota Adults and Asthma• Approximately 1 in 13 Minnesota adults currently have asthma
• Equals an estimated 302,000 adults• Asthma prevalence in Minnesota is lower than the national average and is not currently increasing
Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Percentage of adults with current asthma by year, Minnesota and U.S.
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Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Percentage of adults with current asthma by sex, Minnesota
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Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Percentage of adults with current asthma by age group, Minnesota
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Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Percentage of adults with current asthma by residence, Minnesota
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Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
Minnesota Children and Asthma• Approximately 1 in 14 Minnesota children (age 0-17) currently have asthma
• Equals an estimated 90,000 children• Asthma prevalence is lower than the national average and not currently increasing
Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2010
Percentage of children with current asthma by year, Minnesota
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Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2003-2006, 2010; National Survey of Children’s Health, 2007
Percentage of youth ever diagnosed with asthma by grade and sex, Minnesota
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Source: Minnesota Student Survey, 2010
Percentage of youth ever diagnosed with asthma by race/ethnicity, Minnesota
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Source: Minnesota Student Survey, 2010
Percentage of youth (grades 6-12) by asthma status, Minnesota
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Source: Minnesota Youth Tobacco and Asthma Survey, 2011
Asthma Control
Asthma control among youth with current asthma, Minnesota
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Source: Minnesota Youth Tobacco and Asthma Survey, 2011
Frequency of activity limitations due to asthma in past 12 months among adults with current asthma, Minnesota
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Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2008
Asthma Management
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Asthma self-management education, Minnesota and U.S. adults
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Sources: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2010 (Minnesota); National Health Interview Survey, 2008 (U.S.)
MN U.S.Taught to recognize early signs of an asthma attack
66.8% 54.8%
Taught how to respond to an asthma attack
73.6% 63.8%
Taught how to monitor peak flow 39.1% 39.2%Taken a class on asthma management 6.6% 12.0%
Percentage of children and adult asthma patients receiving “optimal asthma care”
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Source: Minnesota Community Measurement, 2010-2011
Minnesota youth with current asthma having an asthma action plan
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Source: Minnesota Youth Tobacco and Asthma Survey, 2011
Percentage of Minnesota adults with current asthma who have ever been given an asthma action plan
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Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2005-2010
Percentage of Minnesota adults who had a flu shot in past year, by asthma status
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Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2000-2010
Risk Factors
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Percentage of Minnesota adults who are current smokers, by asthma status
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Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2000-2010
Percentage of youth reporting exposures to environmental tobacco smoke by asthma status
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Source: Minnesota Youth Tobacco and Asthma Survey, 2011
Percentage of Minnesota adults who are obese, by asthma status
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Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2000-2010
Work-Related Asthma• New-onset asthma caused by exposures in the
workplace + existing asthma aggravated by exposures in the workplace
• Asthmagens include isocynates, welding fumes, poultry droppings, flour dust
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Source: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
In 2008, 30.6% of Minnesota adults with asthma reported that exposures to chemicals, smoke, fumes or dust in their
current job had worsened their asthma
Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalizations for Asthma
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Age-adjusted rates of asthma emergency department visits by year, Minnesota
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Source: Minnesota Hospital Association, 2005-2010
Rates of asthma ED visits by region, age group and year, Minnesota
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Source: Minnesota Hospital Association, 2005-2010
Rates of asthma ED visits by month and age group, Minnesota
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Source: Minnesota Hospital Association, 2010
Age-adjusted rates of asthma hospitalizations by year, Minnesota
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Source: Minnesota Hospital Association, 2000-2010
Rates of asthma hospitalizations by region and age group, Minnesota
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Source: Minnesota Hospital Association, 2000-2010
Rates of asthma hospitalizations by month and age group, Minnesota
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Source: Minnesota Hospital Association, 2010
Asthma Mortality
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Age-adjusted asthma mortality rates, Minnesota and U.S.
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Source: Minnesota Center for Health Statistics, 1999-2010; CDC, 1999-2009
Percentage of asthma deaths by age group, Minnesota
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Source: Minnesota Center for Health Statistics, 1999-2010
Summary• Asthma prevalence in Minnesota is lower than the
national average• However, there are disparities in asthma prevalence
by race/ethnicity• Many measures of asthma morbidity have been
improving over time, e.g., asthma hospitalization rates in Twin Cities metro
• However, geographic disparities remain
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For more information
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www.health.state.mn.us/asthma/documents/asthmaepireport2012.pdf
Asthma in Minnesota 2012 Epidemiology Report
