Table 1.
Patient demographics of the pediatric patient cohort
| Description | Asthma (*percent within asthma) | Non-asthma (*percent within non-asthma) | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diagnosis |
143 (72.6%) |
54 (27.4%) |
197 |
| Average age |
8.3 |
7.1 |
7.9 |
| Age range |
|
|
|
| 0-2.0 |
14 (9.8%) |
16 (29.6%) |
30 |
| 2.1-5.0 |
38 (26.6%) |
13 (24.1%) |
51 |
| 5.1-10.0 |
41 (28.7%) |
8 (14.8%) |
49 |
| 10.1-15.0 |
29 (20.3%) |
9 (16.7%) |
38 |
| 15.1-20.0 |
21 (14.6%) |
8 (14.8%) |
29 |
| Gender |
|
|
|
| Female |
65 (45.5%) |
25 (46.3%) |
90 |
| Male |
78 (54.5%) |
29 (53.7%) |
107 |
| Ethnicity |
|
|
|
| White |
107 (74.8%) |
43 (79.6%) |
150 |
| Black |
7 (4.9%) |
4 (7.4%) |
11 |
| Hispanic |
29 (20.3%) |
6 (11.1%) |
35 |
| Asian |
0 (0.0%) |
1 (1.9%) |
1 |
| BMTH |
|
|
|
| Yes |
118 (82.5%) |
17 (31.5%) |
135 |
| No |
10 (7.0%) |
18 (33.3%) |
28 |
| Not Done | 15 (10.5%) | 19 (35.2%) | 34 |
Most of the patients in this cohort were asthmatics (72.6%) with an average age of 8.3 years old (7.9 years old for entire cohort). The majority of asthma patients were between ages 2 to 10 years old and basement membrane thickening (BMTH) was significantly correlated with asthma diagnosis.