Prevalence of asthma and other allergic conditions in Colombia 2009–2010: a cross-sectional study

BMC Pulmonary Medicine

Table 1 Distribution of Subjects According to Sex, Age, Education and City in Colombia (2009–2010, n = 5978)

Variable	No.	%^a	95% CI^b
Gender
Male	2370	48.52	46.45	50.60
Female	3608	51.48	49.40	53.55
Age, yr
1 – 4	466	7.09	6.76	7.43
5 – 17	1486	24.83	22.56	27.10
18 – 59	4026	68.08	66.01	70.15
Education
None	29	0.65	0.40	0.90
Elementary School	3582	55.96	53.99	57.92
Middle/High School	1515	29.07	27.12	31.02
Associate Degree	290	5.74	5.05	6.43
College	361	7.92	7.08	8.76
Other^c	26	0.56	0.33	0.78
Missing	5	0.11	0.01	0.21
City
Barranquilla	700	8.72	7.98	9.46
Bogotá	2392	54.00	52.00	56.00
Cali	1021	16.32	15.15	17.49
Bucaramanga	453	3.81	3.34	4.29
San Andrés	401	0.51	0.45	0.58
Medellín	1011	16.63	15.13	18.13

^a Weighted Percentage (city, age and gender distribution of the general population).
^b CI: Confidence Interval.
^c Other: Doctorate, Masters, Police Academy, Art School, Security Training, Technician, etc.

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