Table 2 Symptoms according to the ECRHS screening questionnaire in participants, by age band
ECRHS screening questionnaire symptoms within the last 12 months, n (%) | 19 yr or less n = 237 (19.4%) | 20 to 44 yr n = 702 (57.5%) | 45 yr or more n = 281 (23.0%) | ALL n = 1220 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Wheezing/whistling | 31 (13.1%) | 57 (8,1%) | 34 (12.1%) | 122 (10.0%) |
   Wheezing with breathlessness | 27 (11.4%) | 50 (7.1%) | 32 (11.4%) | 109 (8.9%) |
   Wheezing without a cold | 24 (10.1%) | 43 (6.1%) | 31 (11.0%) | 98 (8.0%) |
Woken up with chest tightness | 32 (13.5%) | 53 (7.5%) | 34 (12.1%) | 119 (9.8%) |
Woken up by shortness of breath | 30 (12.7%) | 51 (7.3%) | 30 (10.7%) | 111 (9.1%) |
Woken up by an attack of coughing | 30 (14.8%) | 59 (8.4%) | 33 (11.7%) | 127 (10.4%) |
Attack of asthma | 28 (11.8%) | 42 (6.0%) | 27 (9.6%) | 97 (8.0%) |
Currently taking asthma medications | 22 (9.3%) | 46 (6.6%) | 29 (10.3%) | 97 (8.0%) |
Nasal allergies (including hay fever) | 22 (9.3%) | 46 (6.6%) | 15 (5.3%) | 83 (6.8%) |