Who is most commonly affected by asthma as far as age groups, environments, etc.?

By:  Erica Haywood

I was curious about this question because growing up, I knew a lot of peers that suffered from asthma and it seemed to have been related to the environments that they possibly grew up in.  A lot of them had to live around parents and family members smoking, some had roaches and unsanitary homes.  Learning that these are a few factors related to asthma, I want to learn more about the statistics.  Asthma is something that can occur at any age, but it is more commonly found in children and elder people.  This could be that the body is very weak at those stages in life.  As children, more males than females develop asthma and as adults, more men than women.  Asthma is something that can run in families as well.  Heavy smokers and people around second hand smoke are very likely to develop asthma.  When it comes to children, it was found that children that are born at a low birth weight, African American, raised in a low income environment and around tobacco smoke are likely to have asthma.  This research relates to my statement and answers my question because I knew a lot of children that grew up in low income environments.  A lot of times, those parents don't care that their children are exposed to these types of things and that is why asthma is very common.


http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/info/asthma/what-causes-asthma
http://www.sharecare.com/health/asthma-causes/who-is-affected-by-asthma