Table 2 Prevalence of Asthma Symptoms in the Last Year According to Age, Sex and City in Colombia (2009 – 2010, n = 5978)

Age, yr

1 - 4

466

90

18.98

15.18

22.78

5 – 17

1486

256

16.78

11.30

22.26

18 - 59

4026

401

9.68

8.69

10.66

Gender

Male

2370

298

12.13

9.41

14.86

Female

3608

448

12.07

10.47

13.67

City

Barranquilla

700

119

14.52

11.85

17.19

Bogotá

2392

281

11.35

9.43

13.27

Cali

1021

133

13.35

10.98

15.72

Bucaramanga

453

72

13.95

10.00

17.89

San Andrés

401

42

11.70

7.38

16.02

Medellín

1011

99

11.63

5.20

18.06

Overall ^c

5978

747

12.10

10.54

13.66