Table 4 The percentage of core asthma symptoms and other respiratory symptoms in children compared by bakhour use
Bakhour use | |||
|---|---|---|---|
Yes (n = 2227) % | No (214) % | P-value | |
Core asthma symptoms | |||
12-month prevalence of: | |||
▪ Any wheeze | 13.1 | 16.8 | 0.055 |
▪ Exercise induced wheeze | 7.9 | 11.2 | 0.097 |
▪ Night cough in absence of cold | 20.5 | 18.2 | 0.434 |
▪ More than 3 wheezing episodes | 2.4 | 1.9 | 0.721 |
▪ Sleep disturbance one night or more/week | 1.1 | 0.9 | 0.846 |
▪ Speech limiting wheeze | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.580 |
Ever had asthma | 16.8 | 16.8 | 0.992 |
Additional Respiratory symptoms | |||
12-month prevalence of: | |||
▪ Wheeze during cold or flu | 10.9 | 9.8 | 0.621 |
▪ Cough and phlegm with colds | 23.9 | 19.2 | 0.119 |
▪ Cough and phlegm without colds | 11.3 | 7.0 | 0.054 |
Ever woken up with shortness of breath | 10.8 | 10.7 | 0.990 |
Ever woke up with chest tightness | 7.0 | 5.1 | 0.292 |