title: The prevalence of asthma and declared asthma in Poland on the basis of ECAP survey using correspondence analysis.
abstract: Results of epidemiological and public health surveys are often presented in the form of cross-classification tables. It is sometimes difficult to analyze data described in this way and to understand relations between variables. Graphical methods such as correspondence analysis are more convenient and useful. Our paper describes an application of correspondence analysis to epidemiological research. We apply the basic concepts of correspondence analysis like profiles, chi-square distance to medical data concerning prevalence of asthma. We aim at describing the relationship between asthma, region, and age. The data presented in this paper come from Epidemiology of Allergy in Poland (ECAP) survey in years 2006-2008. Correspondence analysis shows that there is a fundamental difference in the structure of age groups for people with symptoms compared to those who have declared asthma (regardless of the level of symptoms of asthma and the level of declaration). The variable which best differentiates declared asthma in all regions is "wheezing and whistling." Correspondence analysis also shows significant differences between locations. Our analyses are performed in the R package "ca".
authors: Department of Environmental Hazards Prevention and Allergology, Medical University of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland.
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Zalewska
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Furmańczyk
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Jaworski
authors: W
authors: W
authors: Niemiro
authors: B
authors: B
authors: Samoliński
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001249:Asthma / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002648:Child; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D005260:Female; D005843:Geography; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D016017:Odds Ratio; D011044:Poland; D015995:Prevalence; D011634:Public Health; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D055815:Young Adult
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