Characteristics | Asthmatics (n = 147) | Nonasthmatics (n = 50) | p value |
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Sex (% male) | 60.5 | 43.4 | 0.031 |
Age [years(mean ± SD)] | 9.6 ± 2.1 | 9.3 ± 2.2 | 0.975 |
Weight (kg)§ | 38.0 (28.0, 48.0) | 32.3 (26.0, 44.6) | 0.064 |
Height (cm)§ | 139.7 (125.0, 148.0) | 132.5 (126.8, 146.2) | 0.343 |
Maternal schooling [years(mean ± SD)] | 9.7 ± 3.0 | 9.3 ± 3.1 | 0.436 |
Paternal smoking at home (%) | 53.9 | 47.5 | 0.539 |
Maternal smoking at home (%) | 41.2 | 26.2 | 0.135 |
Pets at home (%) | 55.8 | 71.7 | 0.043 |
Carpet at home (%) | 15.6 | 34.0 | 0.005 |
Humidity at home (%) | 42.2 | 39.2 | 0.711 |
Prick test positivity (%) | 89.2 | 79.1 | 0.089 |
Moderate persistent asthma (%) | 19.1 | ||
Mild persistent asthma (%) | 23.8 | ||
Mild intermittent asthma (%) | 56.5 | ||
Symptoms within the past 12 months (%) | |||
Dry coughing | 66.7 | 24.5 | 0.000 |
Wheezing at least one time ‡ | 57.8 | 8.3 | 0.001 |
Rhinitis ever | 38.2 | 7.7 | 0.000 |