Table 1.
Total Sample | No Asthma N (%) N = 582 | Asthma N (%) N = 769 | Test Statistics t(1349) or X2(1) |
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Demographics N (%) | |||
Age (Mean ± SD) | 14.1 ± 1.9 | 14.0 ± 1.9 | 1.13 |
N (%) Female | 294 (50.5) | 358 (46.6) | 1.93 |
Education Level of Most Educated Parent
N (%) High School Graduate or Less N (%) Some College N (%) College Graduate or More |
48 (8.2) 207 (35.6) 327 (56.2) |
61 (8.1) 326 (43.1) 370 (48.9) |
8.04* |
Parent Ethnicity
Caucasian N (%) African-American N (%) Asian & Pacific Islander N (%) Native American N (%) Other N (%) |
474 (81.6) 28 (4.8) 38 (6.5) 25 (4.3) 16 (2.8) |
606 (80.4) 47 (6.2) 26 (3.4) 51 (6.8) 24 (3.2) |
11.46* df = 4 |
N (%) Any Parent Employed PT or FT | 559 (96.0) | 710 (93.7) | 3.26* |
Parental Marital Status
N (%) Married N (%) Single N (%) Divorced, Separated, Widowed |
465 (79.9) 35 (6.0) 82 (14.1) |
551 (72.8) 55 (7.3) 151 (19.9) |
9.45** df = 2 |
N (%) Eastern WA | 192 (33.0) | 261 (33.9) | 0.10 |
N (%) Medicaid | 47 (8.1) | 105 (13.7) | 9.77** |
Median Household Income in 1999 ($)† | 52135 ± 18303 | 50460 ± 17015 | t(1322) = 1.72 |
Clinical | |||
Medical Comorbidity Score (PedCDS without asthma) | 323.6 ± 436.5 | 614.3 ± 959.7 | 7.44*** |
N (%) Smoking at least 100 Cigs in Life | 23 (4.0) | 38 (4.9) | 0.54 |
CBCL Internalizing | 6.8 ± 6.4 | 10.4 ± 8.3 | 9.00*** |
CBCL Externalizing | 6.7 ± 7.2 | 9.2 ± 8.2 | 5.94*** |
Anxiety Sensitivity Index (ASI) | 10.3 ± 8.6 | 11.7 ± 9.0 | 2.78** |
Mood and Feelings Questionnaire | 3.0 ± 4.3 | 3.7 ± 4.6 | 2.72** |
N = 742 for asthma and 582 for non-asthma samples
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