TABLE 2—
Diagnosed Asthma, Possible Asthma, and Total Potential Asthma Burden Among Chicago Public Elementary-School Students (n = 11 490)
| Diagnosed Asthma | Signs of Possible Asthma | Total Potential Asthma Burden (Diagnosed + Possible) | No Diagnosis and No Signs of Asthma | |||||
| n (%) | P | n (%) | P | n (%) | P | n (%) | P | |
| Overall 14 schools | 1409 (12.2) | 1670 (14.5) | 3079 (26.8) | 8411 (73.2) | ||||
| Child race/ethnicity | <.001 | .125 | <.001 | <.001 | ||||
| White non-Hispanic | 153 (9.8) | 207 (13.3) | 360 (23.1) | 1200 (76.9) | ||||
| Black non-Hispanic | 537 (18.3) | 461 (15.7) | 998 (34.0) | 1940 (66.0) | ||||
| Hispanic | 610 (10.3) | 866 (14.4) | 1476 (24.6) | 4526 (75.4) | ||||
| Other/unidentified | 109 (11.0) | 136 (13.7) | 245 (24.7) | 745 (75.3) | ||||
| Child Hispanic subgroupa | <.001 | .911 | <.001 | <.001 | ||||
| Mexican | 317 (8.3) | 538 (14.1) | 855 (22.4) | 2968 (77.6) | ||||
| Puerto Rican | 102 (21.6) | 72 (15.2) | 174 (36.8) | 299 (63.2) | ||||
| Mexican and Puerto Rican | 22 (16.9) | 19 (14.6) | 41 (31.5) | 89 (68.5) | ||||
| Other Hispanic | 50 (9.6) | 72 (13.8) | 122 (23.4) | 399 (76.6) | ||||
| Child genderb | <.001 | .079 | <.001 | <.001 | ||||
| Boy | 834 (14.3) | 817 (14.0) | 1651 (28.3) | 4193 (71.7) | ||||
| Girl | 570 (10.2) | 849 (15.1) | 1419 (25.3) | 4189 (74.7) | ||||
| Child age, y | .632 | .111 | .698 | .698 | ||||
| 4 | 30 (10.9) | 49 (17.8) | 79 (28.6) | 197 (71.4) | ||||
| 5 | 103 (12.0) | 125 (14.5) | 228 (26.5) | 633 (73.5) | ||||
| 6 | 143 (10.8) | 216 (16.3) | 359 (27.1) | 967 (72.9) | ||||
| 7 | 186 (13.6) | 205 (15.0) | 391 (28.6) | 974 (71.4) | ||||
| 8 | 166 (12.1) | 202 (14.8) | 368 (26.9) | 1000 (73.1) | ||||
| 9 | 170 (12.5) | 196 (14.4) | 366 (26.9) | 996 (73.1) | ||||
| 10 | 173 (12.7) | 169 (12.4) | 342 (25.1) | 1022 (74.9) | ||||
| 11 | 163 (13.1) | 177 (14.3) | 340 (27.4) | 900 (72.6) | ||||
| 12 | 136 (11.2) | 188 (15.4) | 324 (26.6) | 893 (73.4) | ||||
| 13 | 139 (12.5) | 143 (12.9) | 282 (25.4) | 829 (74.6) | ||||
an = 4947; Hispanic subgroup data are missing for 4 schools.
bn = 11 452; 38 cases missing gender data.