Table 1 Selected Demographic Characteristics for 2568 Children with Valid FeNO measurements, Children's Health Study
From: Exhaled nitric oxide in a population-based study of Southern California Schoolchildren
Girls (N = 1316) | Boys (N = 1252) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Counts | Number | % | Number | % |
Race/ethnicity | ||||
Non-Hispanic White | 452 | 34.4 | 440 | 35.1 |
Hispanic | 731 | 55.6 | 688 | 55.0 |
African-American | 27 | 2.0 | 22 | 1.8 |
Asian-American | 40 | 3.0 | 40 | 3.2 |
Other/Unknown | 66 | 5.0 | 62 | 4.9 |
Age | ||||
< 8 yr | 447 | 34.0 | 372 | 29.7 |
8–9 yr | 644 | 48.9 | 592 | 47.3 |
>= 9 yr | 225 | 17.1 | 288 | 23.0 |
Clinical Group | ||||
Healthy | 613 | 46.6 | 557 | 44.5 |
Allergy Only | 608 | 46.2 | 562 | 44.9 |
Asthma Only | 20 | 1.5 | 26 | 2.1 |
Allergy + Asthma | 75 | 5.7 | 107 | 8.5 |
Summary Statistics | Mean ± SD | Range | Mean ± SD | Range |
Age, yr | 8.3 ± 0.6 | 6.4 – 10.4 | 8.4 ± 0.7 | 7.0 – 10.5 |
Height, cm | 129 ± 7 | 108 – 157 | 131 ± 7 | 113 – 158 |
Weight, kg | 30 ± 8 | 17 – 70 | 32 ± 8 | 19 – 72 |
Residual height-for-age, cm[a] | 0 ± 6 | -18 – +24 | 0 ± 6 | -17 – +22 |
Residual weight-for-height, kg[b] | 0 ± 5 | -21 – +28 | 0 ± 6 | -17 – +35 |