Table 3.
The association between asthma-related ED visits and demographic and clinical characteristics (N = 441)
| Variable | Levels |
<3 visits |
≥ 3 visits |
p-value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 276) | (n = 165) | |||
| Gender |
% Male |
63.8 |
36.2 |
0.6721 |
|
Female |
61.8 |
38.2 |
||
| Regular ICS use |
Yes |
65.6 |
34.4 |
0.1880 |
|
No |
59.6 |
40.4 |
||
| Follow up with clinics |
Yes |
61.4 |
38.6 |
0.4688 |
|
No |
64.8 |
35.2 |
||
| Education level |
High school or less |
64.8 |
35.2 |
0.0133* |
|
University |
48.4 |
51.6 |
||
| Educated about medication |
Yes |
64.5 |
35.5 |
0.3498 |
|
No |
60.1 |
39.9 |
||
| Educated about asthma |
Yes |
68.5 |
31.5 |
0.0145* |
|
No |
57.3 |
42.7 |
||
| ACT |
Not controlled |
47.6 |
52.4 |
0.0003* |
| Partially/Full controlled | 67.1 | 32.9 |
*The Chi-square statistic is significant at the .05 level.╦All percentage rounded to one decimal.