气喘患者以年轻男孩、成年女性居多。但一项新的研究则发现,四五十岁的更年期女性一旦有气喘问题,病情往往较为严重,接受住院治疗的比率是同龄男性的两倍以上。发表在最近出版的《过敏、气喘与免疫学》年刊上的这项研究称,对青少年族群来说,年轻男孩患气喘的比例要高于同龄女孩。但女性到了更年期,气喘患者住院比率就会 Asthma patients to young boys, mostly adult women. However, a new study found that menopausal women in their 40s and 50s often experience severe asthma problems and are more than twice as likely to receive hospitalization as their male counterparts. The study, published in the recently published annual issue of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology, says younger boys have more asthma than younger girls for the same age group. However, women to menopause, asthma hospitalization rate will be