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Table 2.

Demographic and clinical features of studied patients

	1995 studyNo=2,866	p^*	2001 study	p^**	Percent
	No=2,866	p^*	No=1,657	p^**	increase
Asthma ever
• males	49 (3.3%)	0.809	53 (6.8%)	0.026	+3.5%
• females	45 (3.1%)	0.809	38 (4.3%)	0.026	+1.2%
Wheezing ever
• males	72 (4.9%)	0.327	90 (11.6%)	0.649	+6.7%
• females	81 (5.7%)	0.327	95 (10.8%)	0.649	+5.1%
Wheezing during past 12 months
• males	28 (1.9%)	0.008	66 (8.5%)	0.713	+6.6%
• females	50 (3.5%)	0.008	70 (7.9%)	0.713	+4.4%
Wheezing during exercise
• males	98 (6.7%)	0.286	111 (14.3%)	0.021	+7.6%
• females	109 (7.7%)	0.286	163 (18.5%)	0.021	+10.8%
Night cough
• males	42 (2.8%)	0.004	58 (7.4%)	0.205	+4.6%
• females	69 (4.9%)	0.004	81 (9.2%)	0.205	+4.3%
Allergic rhinitis
• males	192 (13.1%)	0.534	144 (18.5%)	0.033	+5.4%
• females	198 (14.1%)	0.534	199 (22.6%)	0.033	+8.5%
Eczema
• males	150 (10.3%)	0.061	102 (13.1%)	0.006	+2.8%
• females	180 (12.8%)	0.061	158 (17.9%)	0.006	+5.1%

p* - differences between genders in 1995 study;

p** - differences between genders in 2001 study.