From: A longitudinal study of adult-onset asthma incidence among HMO members
Criteria | Potential Cases | Confirmed Cases | |
---|---|---|---|
 |  | N | % |
Asthma diagnosis AND outpatient nebulization treatment | 185 | 148 | 80 |
Any asthma diagnosis AND ordered oral steroids | 156 | 105 | 67 |
Any asthma diagnosis AND a second line medication‡ | 305 | 175 | 57 |
ER visit OR hospital admission for primary asthma diagnosis | 38 | 20 | 53 |
Asthma Diagnosis AND ≥ 2 MDIs¶ | 49 | 18 | 37 |
Occupational asthma diagnosis | 13 | 3 | 23 |
Total | 746 | 469 | 63 |