Total | Boys | Girls | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 4982) | (n = 2404) | (n = 2578) | ||||
n | % | n | % | n | % | |
Asthma | ||||||
   Ever asthma | 369 | 7.5 | 195 | 8.2 | 174 | 6.8 |
   Active asthma | 167 | 3.4 | 89 | 3.7 | 78 | 3.0 |
   Early-onset asthma* | 237 | 4.9 | 123 | 5.3 | 114 | 4.6 |
   Late-onset asthma** | 120 | 2.6 | 64 | 2.8 | 56 | 2.3 |
Treatments for asthma | ||||||
   Medication use | 122 | 2.5 | 65 | 2.7 | 57 | 2.2 |
   ER visit or hospitalization | 59 | 1.3 | 25 | 1.1 | 34 | 1.4 |
Wheeze | ||||||
   Ever wheeze | 577 | 11.6 | 307 | 12.8 | 270 | 10.5 |
   Current wheeze | 181 | 3.7 | 88 | 3.7 | 93 | 3.7 |
   Awakened at night | 107 | 2.2 | 40 | 1.7 | 67 | 2.6 |
Bronchitic symptoms | ||||||
   Brochitis | 286 | 5.8 | 160 | 6.7 | 126 | 4.9 |
   Chronic cough | 166 | 3.3 | 89 | 3.7 | 77 | 3.0 |
   Phlegm without cold | 214 | 4.3 | 111 | 4.7 | 103 | 4.0 |