Table 6 Psychosocial variables and A&E attendance.

		Controls (%)	Cases (%)	OR (95% CI)	OR adjusted for age, sex and ethnic group (95% CI)
How confident are you about changing your child's asthma medication when his or her asthma gets worse?	Not very or not at all	27/148 (18.2)	119/508 (23.4)	1.38 (0.82 to 2.33)	1.22 (0.63 to 1.50)
When my child's asthma gets worse….
There is usually a friend or family member to turn to for help	Agree	102/130 (78.5)	382/504 (75.8)	0.86 (0.54 to 1.37)	0.91 (0.67 to 1.49)
I sometimes feel very alone	Agree	43/126 (34.1)	291/509 (57.1)	2.58 (1.71 to 3.87)	2.25 (1.48 to 3.43)
I sometimes experience panic or fear	Agree	76/131 (58.0)	402/513 (78.4)	2.62 (1.75 to 3.93)	2.37 (1.56 to 3.62)
I feel confident that my GP knows how to treat asthma attacks	Agree	112/127 (88.2)	302/436 (69.3)	0.30 (0.17 to 0.54)	0.34 (0.19 to 0.61)
My child will see a doctor more quickly in casualty than GP	Agree	50/108 (46.3)	314/461 (68.1)	2.48 (1.62 to 3.79)	2.59 (1.66 to 4.04)