Table 1 Basic characteristics of the whole population (asthma and non-asthma) and characteristics of the study population (with asthma) in Helsinki and Western Finland
From: Agreement between self-reported and registered age at asthma diagnosis in Finland
Whole population | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Helsinki (n = 3830) | Western Finland (n = 1849) | |||
Median | IQR | Median | IQR | |
Age (years) - Male - Female | 55 56 55 | 44–65 45–65 44–65 | 56 57 54 | 42–63 44–63 40–62 |
N | % | N | % | |
Female | 2164 | 56.8 | 973 | 52.6 |
Study population | ||||
Helsinki (n = 197) | Western Finland (n = 144) | |||
Median | IQR | Median | IQR | |
Age (years) - Male - Female | 59.0 59.0 59.0 | 50.0-68.0 45.5-68.0 50.0-66.2 | 59.0 62.0 58.0 | 45.8–65.0 48.0–66.0 41.0–65.0 |
BMI (kg/m2) - Male - Female | 26.0 25.7 26.1 | 23.0-29.7 23.6-28.8 22.8-30.1 | 27.9 28.7 27.4 | 24.4–31.5 25.6–33.0 23.2–30.3 |
N | % | N | % | |
Female | 132 | 67.7 | 83 | 57.6 |
Smoking - Current - Ex - Never | 33 76 88 | 16.8 38.6 44.7 | 22 56 65 | 15.4 39.2 45.5 |
Median | IQR | Median | IQR | |
Age at asthma diagnosis (years) | ||||
Time elapsed from self-reported asthma diagnosis | 19.0 | 9.0–28.0 | 18.0 | 8.8–26.0 |
Time elapsed from registered asthma diagnosis | 12.0 | 6.0–21.0 | 13.0 | 6.0–21.0 |
Self-reported age at asthma diagnosis | 40.0 | 29.0–51.0 | 40.0 | 24.8–50.0 |
N | % | N | % | |
Self-reported age at asthma diagnosis - <12 - 12–39 - ≥40 | 17 76 104 | 8.6 38.6 52.8 | 14 55 75 | 9.7 38.2 52.1 |
Medication | ||||
History of one or more R03 purchases | 183 | 92.9 | 129 | 89.6 |
Use of asthma medication | 186 | 94.4 | 131 | 91.0 |
Median | IQR | Median | IQR | |
Allergies, symptoms, and allergic heredity: | ||||
Physician-diagnosed allergic rhinitis | 102 | 51.8 | 64 | 44.4 |
Family history of asthma | 97 | 49.2 | 73 | 50.7 |
Asthma symptoms: | ||||
Attacks of breathlessness now or during the last 12 months | 152 | 77.2 | 114 | 79.2 |
Wheeze last 12 months | 113 | 57.4 | 84 | 58.3 |
Tightness in the chest last 12 months | 93 | 47.2 | 62 | 43.1 |
Hospitalization or visits to emergency department due to asthma exacerbation during last 12 months | 17 | 8.6 | 12 | 8.3 |