Asthma in Australia 2008 Table 2.1

Asthma in Australia 2008

Table 3.5
National Asthma Council Australia Asthma Management Handbook assessment of asthma severity in newly diagnosed adults

Feature	Intermittent	Mild persistent	Moderate persistent	Severe persistent
Daytime asthma symptoms	Less than weekly	More than weekly and less than daily	Daily	Daily—physical activity is restricted
Night-time asthma symptoms	Less than 2 per month	More than twice a month but not weekly	Weekly or more often	Frequent
Exacerbations	Infrequent Brief	Occasional May affect activity or sleep	Occasional May affect activity or sleep	Frequent
Spirometry FEV₁ FEV₁ variability	At least 80% predicted Less than 20%	At least 80% predicted 20–30%	60–80% predicted More than 30%	60% predicted or less More than 30%

Note: FEV1 = forced expiratory volume in 1 second.

Source: NAC 2006.