From: Agreement between self-reported and registered age at asthma diagnosis in Finland
Helsinki | Western Finland | |||||||||
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Good agreement*: n = 122 | Poor agreement**: n = 75 | Good agreement*: n = 112 | Poor agreement**: n = 32 | |||||||
N | % | N | % | P | N | % | N | % | P | |
Physician-diagnosed allergy: | ||||||||||
Allergic rhinitis | 49 | 40.2 | 53 | 70.7 | < 0.001 | 44 | 39.3 | 20 | 62.5 | 0.033 |
Allergic rhinitis due to pollen | 38 | 31.1 | 44 | 58.7 | < 0.001 | 37 | 33.0 | 17 | 53.1 | 0.062 |
Allergic rhinitis due to other factors | 34 | 27.9 | 41 | 54.7 | < 0.001 | 26 | 23.2 | 16 | 50.0 | 0.007 |
Allergic conjunctivitis | 32 | 26.2 | 32 | 42.7 | 0.025 | 25 | 22.3 | 11 | 34.4 | 0.247 |
Allergic dermatitis | 25 | 20.5 | 20 | 26.7 | 0.408 | 21 | 18.8 | 15 | 46.9 | 0.003 |
Heredity: | ||||||||||
Family history of asthma | 56 | 45.9 | 41 | 54.7 | 0.295 | 56 | 50.0 | 17 | 53.1 | 0.911 |
Family history of allergic rhinitis or conjunctivitis | 49 | 40.2 | 42 | 56.0 | 0.044 | 47 | 42.0 | 12 | 37.5 | 0.803 |
Asthma symptoms: | ||||||||||
Attacks of breathlessness now or during the last 12 months | 90 | 73.8 | 62 | 82.7 | 0.204 | 92 | 82.1 | 22 | 68.8 | 0.162 |
Longstanding cough during the last 12 months | 47 | 38.5 | 25 | 33.3 | 0.560 | 43 | 38.4 | 12 | 37.5 | 1.000 |
Sputum production | 62 | 50.8 | 41 | 54.7 | 0.705 | 74 | 66.1 | 15 | 46.9 | 0.078 |
Periods of sputum production for at least 2 consecutive years | 31 | 25.4 | 21 | 28.0 | 0.815 | 33 | 29.5 | 7 | 21.9 | 0.534 |
Recurrent wheeze | 30 | 24.6 | 33 | 44.0 | 0.007 | 36 | 32.1 | 9 | 28.1 | 0.829 |
Wheeze last 12 months | 61 | 50.0 | 52 | 69.3 | 0.012 | 69 | 61.6 | 15 | 46.9 | 0.198 |
Tightness in the chest last 12 months | 54 | 44.3 | 39 | 52.0 | 0.363 | 50 | 44.6 | 12 | 37.5 | 0.605 |
Dyspnea mMRC ≥ 2 | 45 | 36.9 | 39 | 52.0 | 0.053 | 47 | 42.0 | 14 | 43.8 | 1.000 |
Hospitalization or visits to emergency department due to asthma exacerbation during last 12 months | 9 | 7.4 | 8 | 10.7 | 0.591 | 10 | 8.9 | ≤ 3 | ≤ 9.4 | 1.000 |