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. 2005 May 17;5:48. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-5-48

Table 3.

Consistency of understanding wheezing between the video and questionnaire for the total sample (n = 149; 3 missing).

Consistent Inconsistent OR & 95% CI* P value
Total 64.4% (96) 35.6% (53)

Birthplace
 Native-born 68.4% (54) 31.6% (25) 1.44 (0.73 – 2.82) 0.288
 Foreign-born 60.0% (42) 40.0% (28)

Preferred Language
 Cantonese 52.4% (44) 47.6% (40) 0.28 (0.13 – 0.58) <0.001
 English 80.0% (52) 20.0% (13)

Asthma Diagnosis
 Asthmatic 60.0% (24) 40.0% (16) 0.77 (0.37 – 1.63) 0.494
 Non-asthmatic 66.1% (72) 33.9% (37)

Paternal Education
 Did not complete high school. 58.1% (25) 41.9% (18) 1.33 (0.61 – 2.88) 0.756
 Completed high school or above 64.8% (46) 35.2% (25)

Maternal Education
 Did not complete high school 54.5% (24) 45.5% (20) 1.54 (0.72 – 3.30) 0.130
 Completed high school or above 64.9% (48) 35.1% (26)

*Odds ratios were computed using Chi-Square tests and are reflective of the likelihood of having an understanding of the word wheeze consistent or inconsistent with the video's depiction for each of the stated variables.