While asthma is twice as common in boys as girls, severe asthma occurs at equal rates. In contrast adult women have a higher rate of asthma than men and it is more common in the young than the old. In 2010, children with asthma experienced over 900,000 emergency department visits, making it the most common reason for admission to the hospital following an emergency department visit in the US in 2011.
While asthma is twice as common in boys as girls severe asthma occurs at equal rates In contrast adult women have a higher rate of asthma than men and it is more common in the young than the old In 2010 children with asthma experienced over 900000 emergency department visits making it the most common reason for admission to the hospital following an emergency department visit in the US in 2011