Table 3 Unstructured assessments of severity by NHLBI professional assessment.
| Whole sample (all severity levels) n = 228 | Mild intermittent n = 55 | Mild persistent n = 86 | Moderate–severe persistent n = 87 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| n | % | % | % | % | p value | |
| Parent VAS | ||||||
| 0–25 | 83 | 36.4 | 76.4 | 39.5 | 8.0 | <0.001 |
| 26–50 | 80 | 35.1 | 23.6 | 44.2 | 33.3 | |
| 51–75 | 42 | 18.4 | 0 | 14.0 | 34.5 | |
| 76–100 | 23 | 10.1 | 0 | 2.3 | 24.1 | |
| Parent category | ||||||
| 1: mild symptoms once in a while | 131 | 57.5 | 94.5 | 67.4 | 24.1 | <0.001 |
| 2: mild symptoms frequently | 40 | 17.5 | 3.6 | 23.3 | 20.7 | |
| 3: moderate asthma | 46 | 20.2 | 1.8 | 9.3 | 42.5 | |
| 4: severe asthma | 11 | 4.8 | 0 | 0 | 12.6 | |
| Parent good control | ||||||
| Strongly agree/agree | 190 | 83.3 | 96.4 | 91.9 | 66.7 | <0.001 |
| Not sure | 16 | 7.0 | 1.8 | 3.5 | 13.8 | |
| Strongly disagree/disagree | 22 | 9.6 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 19.5 | |