Table 2 Diagnosis reported in the GP data base of the 365 subjects identified as asthmatics by ECRHS questionnaire
From: Asthma under/misdiagnosis in primary care setting: an observational community-based study in Italy
Diagnosis | Patients (n) | % |
|---|---|---|
COPD | 128 | 35.1 |
Chronic bronchitis or acute bronchitis | 53 | 14.5 |
Respiratory symptoms or signs | 47 | 12.9 |
Upper respiratory tract infections (n.s.) | 21 | 5.8 |
Acute bronchitis | 20 | 5.5 |
Bronchitis n.s. | 15 | 4.1 |
Allergic or vasomotor rhinitis | 11 | 3.0 |
Chronic upper respiratory tract infections | 10 | 2.7 |
Chronic otitis/sinusitis | 10 | 2.7 |
Acute upper respiratory tract infections (n.s) | 10 | 2.7 |
Otitis/sinusitis (n.s.) | 8 | 2.2 |
Other respiratory diseases | 32 | 8.8 |
Total | 365 | 100.0 |