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Table 7 Disease Burden Associated with Asthma, Allergic Rhinitis, and Atopic Eczema in Colombia (2009–2010)

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

Variables

Categories

%a

Medianb(IQRc)

Subjects reporting monthly out-of-pocket expenditures, past 6 months

Asthma

67.0

39,957 (80,756)

Allergic Rhinitis

56.7

25,613 (43,098)

Atopic Eczema

62.8

19,765 (47,577)

Subjects reporting days away from work/school, past 6 months

Asthma

55.7

3.98 (5.4)

Allergic Rhinitis

32.9

2.78 (3.5)

Atopic Eczema

17.7

4.52 (5.9)

Caregiver´s with days away from work/school, past 6 months

Asthma

43.4

2.96 (5.5)

Allergic Rhinitis

26.8

2.29 (4.0)

Atopic Eczema

13.0

4.74 (11.6)

Subjects reporting physician consultations, past 12 months

Asthma

71.7

n/ad

Allergic Rhinitis

60.5

n/ad

Atopic Eczema

64.1

n/ad

  1. a Weighted Percentage of those subjects with disease symptoms in the previous 12 months.
  2. b Colombian pesos of 2009.
  3. c IQR: Interquartile range.
  4. d n/a: not applicable.