Table 2 The clinical characteristics of asthma patients attending UoGCSH in 2017/18 (n = 307)
Clinical characteristics | N (%) |
|---|---|
Duration of the disease in year (mean ± SD) | 11.22 ± 9.92 |
Type of Asthma | |
 Bronchial asthma | 307 (100%) |
frequency of symptoms during exacerbation | |
 1–2 times | 46 (15%) |
 3–5 times | 58 (18.9%) |
 5–10 times | 54 (17.6%) |
 Continuously (all over the day) | 149 (48.5%) |
Family history | |
 Yes | 92 (30%) |
 No | 215 (70%) |
regular follow up | |
 Yes | 293 (95.4%) |
 No | 14 (4.6%) |
 Duration of appointment in month (mean ± SD) | 1.31 ± 0.63 |
Comorbidity | |
 Yes | 164 (53.4%) |
 No | 143 (46.6%) |
Type of complication | |
 Heart failure | 34 (11.1%) |
 Hypertension | 67 (21.8%) |
 COPD | 18 (5.9%) |
 Other | 45 (14.7%) |
 No complication | 143 (46.6%) |
Name of the medication | |
 Salbutamol | 116 (37.8%) |
 Salbutamol with Beclomethasone | 191 (62.2%) |