Table 4 Characteristics of those responding "YES" to Q1 "wheezing", Q4 "coughing", Q5 "asthma", or Q7 "nasal" according to the ECRHS screening questionnaire (n = 184)
| Â | male (n = 104) | female (n = 80) | ALL n = 184 | p |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age in years, mean (SD) | 34.0 (15.4) | 31.3 (15.7) | 32.8 (15.5) | 0.247 |
Age band, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | 0.309 |
   • 19 yr or less | 27 (26.0%) | 18 (22.5%) | 45 (24.5%) |  |
   • 20 to 44 yr | 47 (45.2%) | 45 (56.3%) | 92 (50.0%) |  |
   • 45 yr or more | 30 (28.8%) | 17 (21.3%) | 47 (25.5%) |  |
ECRHS screening questionnaire symptoms within the last 12 months, n (%) | Â | Â | Â | Â |
Wheezing/whistling | 68 (65.4%) | 57 (67.9%) | 125 (66.5%) | 0.758 |
   Wheezing with breathlessness | 60 (57.7%) | 51 (60.7%) | 111 (59.0%) | 0.916 |
   Wheezzing without a cold | 59 (56.7%) | 39 (46.4%) | 98 (52.1%) | 0.043* |
Woken up with chest tightness | 57 (54.8%) | 44 (52.4%) | 101 (53.7%) | 0.770 |
Woken up by shortness of breath | 59 (56.7%) | 42 (50.0%) | 101 (53.7%) | 0.380 |
Woken up by an attack of coughing | 70 (67.3%) | 60 (71.4%) | 130 (69.1%) | 0.634 |
Attack of asthma | 52 (50.0%) | 47 (56.0%) | 99 (52.7%) | 0.464 |
Currently taking asthma medications | 54 (51.9%) | 41 (48.8%) | 95 (50.5%) | 0.769 |
Nasal allergies (including hay fever) | 45 (43.3%) | 40 (47.6%) | 85 (45.2%) | 0.559 |