risk factors

Here are some examples of people who have high risk in getting asthma :

·                        Children 5 years of age and younger

·                        Adults in their 30s

·                        Adults over the age of 65

·                        People with strong family history of asthma

·                        A personal history of atopy

·                        A personal history of allergies

·                        Exposure to secong-hand smoke

·                        Urban living, (if significant air pollution )

·                        Low levels of vitamin D

·                 Obesity

·                        Low birth weight

·                        Being born in the winter months

·                        Workplace exposures to chemicals or other substances (occupational asthma)

·                        Gastroesophageal Reflux Diseas (GERD)

·                      Sinusitis

·                        Antibiotic use in the first year of life

·                        Eating a lot of fast food

·                        Regular acetaminophen use

reference : www.about.com