Lung Function Trajectory Types in Never-Smoking Adults With Asthma : Clinical Features and Inflammatory Patterns

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PURPOSE: Asthma is a heterogeneous disease that responds to medications to varying degrees. Cluster analyses have identified several phenotypes and variables related to fixed airway obstruction; however, few longitudinal studies of lung function have been performed on adult asthmatics. We investigated clinical, demographic, and inflammatory factors related to persistent airflow limitation based on lung function trajectories over 1 year.

METHODS: Serial post-bronchodilator forced expiratory volume (FEV) 1% values were obtained from 1,679 asthmatics who were followed up every 3 months for 1 year. First, a hierarchical cluster analysis was performed using Ward's method to generate a dendrogram for the optimum number of clusters using the complete post-FEV1 sets from 448 subjects. Then, a trajectory cluster analysis of serial post-FEV1 sets was performed using the k-means clustering for the longitudinal data trajectory method. Next, trajectory clustering for the serial post-FEV1 sets of a total of 1,679 asthmatics was performed after imputation of missing post-FEV1 values using regression methods.

RESULTS: Trajectories 1 and 2 were associated with normal lung function during the study period, and trajectory 3 was associated with a reversal to normal of the moderately decreased baseline FEV1 within 3 months. Trajectories 4 and 5 were associated with severe asthma with a marked reduction in baseline FEV1. However, the FEV1 associated with trajectory 4 was increased at 3 months, whereas the FEV1 associated with trajectory 5 was persistently disturbed over 1 year. Compared with trajectory 4, trajectory 5 was associated with older asthmatics with less atopy, a lower immunoglobulin E (IgE) level, sputum neutrophilia and higher dosages of oral steroids. In contrast, trajectory 4 was associated with higher sputum and blood eosinophil counts and more frequent exacerbations.

CONCLUSIONS: Trajectory clustering analysis of FEV1 identified 5 distinct types, representing well-preserved to severely decreased FEV1. Persistent airflow obstruction may be related to non-atopy, a low IgE level, and older age accompanied by neutrophilic inflammation and low baseline FEV1 levels.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2018

Erschienen:

2018

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:10

Enthalten in:

Allergy, asthma & immunology research - 10(2018), 6 vom: 09. Nov., Seite 614-627

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kim, Joo Hee [VerfasserIn]
Chang, Hun Soo [VerfasserIn]
Shin, Seung Woo [VerfasserIn]
Baek, Dong Gyu [VerfasserIn]
Son, Ji Hye [VerfasserIn]
Park, Choon Sik [VerfasserIn]
Park, Jong Sook [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adult
Asthma
Disease progression
Forced expiratory volume
Inflammation
Journal Article
Phenotype

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Date Revised 01.10.2020

published: Print

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.4168/aair.2018.10.6.614

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM289417848