Table 4 Prevalence of Physician-Diagnosed Asthma According to Age, Sex and City in Colombia (2009–2010, n = 5978)

Age, yr

1 - 4

466

52

9.19

6.52

11.86

5 – 17

1486

149

8.59

5.50

11.68

18 - 59

4026

280

6.30

5.50

7.09

Gender

Male

2370

201

6.98

5.51

8.45

Female

3608

280

7.16

5.92

8.39

City

Barranquilla

700

76

9.98

7.57

12.39

Bogotá

2392

137

5.84

4.36

7.30

Cali

1021

86

8.66

6.51

10.82

Bucaramanga

453

53

10.29

7.10

13.49

San Andrés

401

46

11.28

7.34

15.21

Medellín

1011

83

7.11

5.19

9.02

Overall ^c

5978

481

7.07

6.12

8.02