Table 2 Health variables of BOLD Trinidad and Tobago study participants
Variable | Male (443) | Female (661) | Total (1104) |
|---|---|---|---|
Chronic cough | 30 (6.8%) | 52 (7.9%) | 82 (7.4%) |
Chronic phlegm | 13 (2.9%) | 27 (4.1%) | 40 (3.6%) |
Wheezing in last 12 months | 44 (9.9%) | 85 (12.9%) | 129 (11.7%) |
Breathlessness | 54 (12.5%) | 136 (21.7%) | 190 (17.9%) |
Symptomatic (any single respiratory symptom) | 134 (30.2%) | 248 (37.5%) | 382 (34.6%) |
Self-reported chronic bronchitis | 5 (1.1%) | 11 (1.7%) | 16 (1.4%) |
Doctor diagnosed COPD, chronic bronchitis or emphysema | 3 (0.7%) | 14 (2.1%) | 17 (1.5%) |
Doctor diagnosed asthma | 34 (7.7%) | 75 (11.3%) | 109 (9.9%) |
Doctor diagnosed respiratory disease | 35 (7.9%) | 79 (12.0%) | 114 (10.3%) |
Doctor diagnosed any other medical condition | 146 (33.0%) | 255 (38.6%) | 401 (36.3%) |
Doctor diagnosed heart disease | 27 (6.1%) | 33 (5.0%) | 60 (5.4%) |
Heart failure | 12 (2.7%) | 10 (1.5%) | 22 (2.0%) |
Hypertension | 112 (25.3%) | 202 (30.6%) | 314 (28.4%) |
Diabetes | 59 (13.3%) | 109 (16.5%) | 168 (15.2%) |
Stroke | 5 (1.1%) | 4 (0.6%) | 9 (0.8%) |
Lung cancer | 0 (0%) | 1 (0.2%) | 1 (0.1%) |
Tuberculosis | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) | 0 (0%) |
Presence of any single comorbidity | 147 (33.2%) | 257 (38.9%) | 404 (36.6%) |
Hospitalised as a child for breathing problems prior age 10 | 6 (1.4%) | 10 (1.5%) | 16 (1.5%) |