Table 3.
US Population-based studies of asthma prevalence among adolescents
| Study population | Year | Lifetime asthma (%) | Current asthmaa (%) | Wheeze 12 monthsb (%) | ED visit (%)c | Hospital stay (%) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Persky, 1998 [6] | 3,670 7th and 8th grade student in Chicago middle schools ≥98% African-American | 1994–1995 | 19.6 | 8.7 | 17.3 | 16.1 | 8.7 |
| Yeatts, 2000 [17] | 1,596 7th and 8th graders (13–14 years) in N Carolina, 18% African-American | Not given | 16.4 | 10.0 | 15 | 30.0 | Not given |
| Yeatts, 2001 [18] | 2,059 8th graders in Charlotte-Macklenburg N.Carolina school district; 33.7% African-American | 1996 | 17 for AA | 9.0 | 16 for AA | 11.9 | 3.8 |
| Fagan, 2001 [20] | 2,693 7–12th graders attending eight schools in East Moline, Illinois after MS flood, 6.1% African-American | 1994 | 16.4 | 12.6 | 25.1 | 6.4 for AA | 1.3 for AA |
| Yeatts, 2003 [19] | 122,829 7th and 8th graders of 565 N. Carolina public middle schools (12–14 yrs), 27% African-American | 1999–2000 | 16.0 | 11.0 | 27.2 | 30.1 | 23.1 |
| CDC 2003 YRBS, 2005 [7] | 13,553 students in grades 9–12; 50 states and DC; percentage African-American not given | 2003 | 18.9d | 16.1d | Not given | Not given | Not given |
| 21.3 for AAd | 16.8 for AAd | ||||||
| Joseph, 2006 | 5,963 9th–11th graders, 99% AA | 2003 | 15.8 | 11.0 | 21.3 | 48.0 | 16.9 |
AA = African American;
aReport diagnosis and symptoms/utilization in the last 12 months; bReported wheeze in last 12 months; cOf those students considered to have current and diagnosed asthma; dCDC weighted estimates.