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Facts About Asthma in Missouri
(2003-2004)
Prevalence
- In Missouri, approximately 400,000 adults (9.1%) and nearly 115,000 children under 18 (8.0%) reported that they were currently living with asthma in 2004
- Nearly half (48.9%) of Missouri adults with asthma reported they were first diagnosed as children
- About 4.7% of Missouri adults with asthma reported their asthma was work-related
Emergency Room Visits
- The age-adjusted asthma emergency department (ED) visit rate was 5.6 per 1,000 persons in 2003. The highest rates were in Kansas City Metro and St. Louis Metro regions; rates in the other five regions were lower than the state average
- Children accounted for 45.0% of all asthma ED visits
- African Americans were 4.3 times more likely to visit the ED due to asthma than Whites
- ED visit rates were higher among females than males
Hospitalizations
- The age-adjusted asthma hospitalization rate was 13.9 per 10,000 in 2003
- The highest rates were in Kansas City Metro, St. Louis Metro, and southeast regions; rates were lower in the other four regions
- Children accounted for nearly 40% of all Missouri hospitalizations for asthma
More Information is Available:
In addition to the basic facts above, below are links to important research reports and studies about asthma in Missouri:
- Asthma in Missouri Fact Sheet (2002): Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (link)
- Missouri Asthma Burden Report (2002): Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services (link)
- Self-Reported Asthma Prevalence Among Adults - United States, 2000: MMWR Weekly, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (link)
- Missouri Multi-County Asthma Prevalence (2002-03): Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services, Missouri Adult Tobacco Survey (link)
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