Table 1.
Patient demographics and clinical asthma characteristics (N = 450)
| Variable | Levels | |
|---|---|---|
| Age, (Mean ± SD) |
|
42.3 ± 16.7 |
| Duration of illness in weeks (Mean ± SD) |
155.90 ± 127.13) |
|
| Gender |
% Female |
60.9 |
| Education level |
No school |
44.0 |
|
High school or less |
42.0 |
|
|
University |
13.8 |
|
|
Missing |
0.2 |
|
| Employment Status |
Employee |
31.8 |
|
Student |
6.9 |
|
|
Housewife |
52.0 |
|
|
Non-employee |
4.7 |
|
|
Other |
4.4 |
|
|
Missing |
0.2 |
|
| Follow up consistently with doctor |
|
60.0 |
| Follow-up clinic |
PHC/Family Medicine |
46.2 |
|
Pulmonary |
10.2 |
|
|
Internal Medicine |
1.8 |
|
|
Other |
1.8 |
|
|
No follow-up |
40.0 |
|
| No education about asthma |
|
51.6 |
| No education about medication (devices) |
|
40.7 |
| ED visits |
<3 |
61.3 |
|
≥3 |
36.7 |
|
|
Missing |
2.0 |
|
| Asthma control |
Uncontrolled |
23.3 |
|
Partially controlled |
74.4 |
|
|
Completely control |
1.8 |
|
| Missing | 0.5 | |
╦All percentage rounded to one decimal.