Table 3 Physical activity and cold symptoms
Characteristic | Parents (n = 50) | Adolescents (n = 54) | P-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | ||
Parent report of child’s physical activity compared with other children of same age | 0.25 | ||||
Much more active | 13 | 26.0 | 17 | 31.5 | |
Moderately more active | 9 | 18.0 | 10 | 18.5 | |
Equally active | 18 | 36.0 | 14 | 25.9 | |
Moderately less active | 7 | 14.0 | 13 | 24.1 | |
Not sure | 3 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
Child catches colds, flu or respiratory infections more easily than other children | 29 | 58.0 | 29 | 53.7 | 0.70 |
Frequency of colds in last 6 months | 0.88 | ||||
Never | 4 | 8.0 | 5 | 9.3 | |
1 to 2 times | 23 | 46.0 | 28 | 51.9 | |
3 to 4 times | 14 | 28.0 | 14 | 25.9 | |
More than 4 times | 9 | 18.0 | 7 | 13.0 | |
Number of days cold lasts | |||||
3 to 5 days | 19 | 38.0 | 28 | 51.9 | 0.49 |
6 to 7 days | 15 | 30.0 | 11 | 20.4 | |
More than a week | 12 | 24.0 | 10 | 18.5 | |
Not applicable | 4 | 8.0 | 5 | 9.3 | |
Worsening of asthma due to colds | 41 | 82.0 | 40 | 74.1 | 0.67 |
Frequency of asthma worsening due to colds in last 6 months | 0.41 | ||||
Never | 14 | 28.0 | 18 | 33.3 | |
About half of the times child has a cold | 13 | 26.0 | 14 | 25.9 | |
Every time child has a cold | 20 | 40.0 | 22 | 40.7 | |
Other | 3 | 6.0 | 0 | 0.0 | |