Table 1 Clinical and social demographic features of patients with and without exacerbation
G1 (92) | G2 (61) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | P | |
Male gender | 56 (60.9) | 42 (68.9) | 0.20 |
White ethnicity | 62 (67.4) | 28 (45.9) | < 0.01 |
Monthly family income ≤200 US$ | 41 (44.6) | 39 (63.9) | 0.01 |
Maternal schooling level ≤ 8 years | 47 (51.1) | 25 (41.0) | 0.14 |
≥ 3 emergency room visits in the past 12 months | 73 (76.0) | 23 (24.0) | < 0.01 |
1 or more hospitalisations for asthma in the past 12 months | 58 (80.6) | 14 (19.4) | < 0.01 |
Cough or dyspnoea on exertion (yes) | 66 (75.0) | 22 (25.0) | < 0.01 |
Nocturnal cough, in-between exacerbations (yes) | 70 (80.5) | 17 (19.5) | < 0.01 |
Use of ICS (yes) | 6 (19.2) | 84 (91.4) | < 0.01 |
Exposure to furry animals (yes) | 58 (65.9) | 30 (34.1) | 0.09 |
Exposure to mould (yes) | 44 (71.0) | 18 (29.0) | 0.02 |
Exposure to house dust mite (yes) | 66 (59.5) | 45 (40.5) | 0.80 |
Exposure to second hand tobacco smoking (yes) | 33 (56.9) | 25 (43.1) | 0.61 |