Table 1.
Adults with asthma interviewed at baseline and follow-up (n=340) compared to those interviewed at baseline alone (n=99)
| Analytic sample (n=340) | Not re-interviewed (n=99) | Chi-square (p-value) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics at wave 5 | Frequency n (%) | ||
| Sex | |||
| Male | 98 (29%) | 32 (32%) | 0.45 (0.50) |
| Female | 242 (71%) | 67 (68%) | |
| Age in years | |||
| 20–35 | 56 (17%) | 18 (18%) | 6.83 (0.23) |
| 36–40 | 47 (14%) | 13 (13%) | |
| 41–45 | 55 (16%) | 22 (22%) | |
| 46–50 | 71 (21%) | 23 (23%) | |
| 51–55 | 82 (24%) | 21 (21%) | |
| ≥56 | 29 ( 9%) | 2 ( 2%) | |
| Race/Ethnicity1 | |||
| White/other | 257 (76%) | 69 (70%) | 3.38 (0.34) |
| Latino | 38 (11%) | 16 (16%) | |
| African American | 18 ( 5%) | 8 ( 8%) | |
| Asian | 24 ( 7%) | 5 (5%) | |
| Annual Family Income | |||
| < $40,000 | 68 (20%) | 36 (36%) | 12.15 (0.007) |
| $40–80,000 | 124 (37%) | 26 (26%) | |
| > $80,000 | 130 (38%) | 31 (31%) | |
| Refused / Unknown | 18 ( 5%) | 7 (7%) | |
| Education | |||
| ≤ high school graduate | 48 (14%) | 31 (31%) | 18.99 (0.0004) |
| some college | 130 (38%) | 35 (35%) | |
| college graduate | 96 (28%) | 24 (24%) | |
| graduate degree | 66 (19%) | 9 ( 9%) | |
| Perceived Neighborhood Problems | |||
| Summary Score | |||
| Quartile 1 (Score=0) | 85 (25%) | 28 (28%) | 7.51 (0.06) |
| Quartile 2 (Score=1–3) | 104 (31%) | 20 (20%) | |
| Quartile 3 (Score = 4–7) | 78 (23%) | 19 (19%) | |
| Quartile 4 (Score ≥8) | 73 (21%) | 32 (32%) | |
| Overall mean ± S.D. (range) | F value (p-value) | ||
| Severity of Asthma Score | 8.4 ± 5.8(0–26) | 8.3 ± 6.1 (0–25) | 0.03 (0.87) |
| Quality of life | 16.1 ± 13.8 (0–59) | 18.5 ± 17.2 (0–59) | 2.26 (0.13) |
| Physical functioning | 44.6 ±10.8 (13.9–63.8) | 43.6 ± 11.0 (12.7–61.25) | 0.74 (0.39) |
| Depressive symptoms | 11.5 ± 10.5 (0–58) | 15.7 ± 13.9 (0–50) | 11.12 (0.0009) |
1
Information on race/ethnicity for 337 people only.