Table 4 Respiratory symptoms and morbidity indicators by location of residence among those with ever asthma
| Â | Overall | Location of dwelling | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 669) | Large Urban (n = 480) | Small Urban (n = 84) | Rural (n = 105) | p-value | p-value (trend) | |
% with ever wheeze | 79.8 | 76.6 | 85.5 | 90.1 | 0.003 | 0.001 |
% with current wheeze | 48.4 | 46.3 | 51.9 | 55.1 | 0.23 | 0.09 |
% with report of respiratory allergy | 60.5 | 59.8 | 54.8 | 68.6 | 0.13 | 0.20 |
% with report of hay fever | 12.0 | 11.3 | 8.3 | 18.1 | 0.08 | 0.12 |
% with report of eczema | 32.4 | 32.3 | 23.8 | 40.0 | 0.06 | 0.34 |
% with current cough | 46.8 | 45.2 | 53.6 | 48.6 | 0.34 | 0.33 |
% with wheeze limiting speech | 13.0 | 10.9 | 15.3 | 19.2 | 0.13 | 0.04 |
% with wheeze with exercise | 36.5 | 34.2 | 40.0 | 44.2 | 0.12 | 0.04 |
% taking breathing medications in the past 12Â months | 56.9 | 55.0 | 60.8 | 62.5 | 0.29 | 0.12 |
% with >3 episodes of wheeze in the past 12Â months | 14.5 | 12.3 | 14.3 | 24.8 | 0.004 | 0.002 |
% with nocturnal symptoms | 53.8 | 50.4 | 61.9 | 62.9 | 0.02 | 0.01 |
Physician visits for asthma | ||||||
 % with no visits | 56.7 | 54.6 | 65.5 | 59.0 | 0.001 | 0.89 |
 % with 1 visit | 20.8 | 24.8 | 7.8 | 13.3 |  |  |
 % with >1 visit | 22.6 | 20.6 | 27.4 | 27.6 |  |  |
% with school missed because of breathing problems | 50.6 | 47.4 | 62.5 | 55.9 | 0.02 | 0.03 |