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. 2008 Apr;15(3):139–145. doi: 10.1155/2008/302407

TABLE 3.

Prevalence of ever asthma, current asthma, wheeze and asthma-like symptoms in Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal children*

Condition Aboriginal children, %
Non-Aboriginal children, %
Male Female Total Male Female Total
Ever asthma 4.4 7.0 5.7 11.1 8.8 10.0
Current asthma 2.1 2.6 2.4 6.0 4.5 5.3
Current wheeze 15.7 14.2 15.0 15.1 13.9 14.5
Asthma-like symptoms 17.1 17.2 17.1 18.8 17.3 18.1
*

Prevalence estimates were weighted using normalized cross-sectional weights