ASTHMA VARIES IN SEVERITY LEVELS AND CHARACTERISTICS1

Not all asthma is the same. Asthma varies from person to person and can be categorised based on how severe it is or what characteristics it has.1

ASTHMA SEVERITY LEVELS

Asthma can be classed by how severe it is — mild, moderate and severe, which is determined by the amount of treatment required to control your symptoms and exacerbations.1 Talk to your doctor to learn more about your asthma severity level.

Mild asthma

Asthma is well controlled with
low doses of medication for
symptom relief 1

Moderate asthma

Asthma is well controlled with
low or moderate doses of
medication for symptom relief
and maintenance 1

Severe asthma

Asthma that requires high doses of medication
to control symptoms or remains uncontrolled
despite being on high doses of medication 1

ARE YOU UNDERESTIMATING YOUR ASTHMA SEVERITY?

About 1 in 2 people believe that their asthma is mild or moderate despite
many showing signs of uncontrolled asthma2

ASTHMA CHARACTERISTICS

There are many types of asthma that are based on its characteristics, such as who it affects or what it is caused by.1
Some of the most-common asthma groups based on characteristics are:1,3

Allergic asthma (aka atopic asthma)

Caused by allergies such as dust, pollen and food

Non-allergic asthma

Caused by non-allergic triggers such as viruses

Adult-onset asthma

When asthma happens for the first time in adult life,
usually non-allergic

Asthma with persistent airflow limitation

Thought to occur due to changes in airway structure

Asthma with obesity

Obesity is the most-common co-existing condition with asthma

  1. GINA. Global strategy for asthma management and prevention, 2022. Available at: https://ginasthma.org/gina-reports/. Accessed November 2022.
  2. Chapman KR, et al. Respir Med. 2021;186:106524.
  3. Baffi CW, et al. Asthma Res Pract. 2015;1:1

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