Table 4.
Baseline status | Contact with asthma counselor before 12 months | ||||||||
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No | Yes | Difference | Interaction p-Value | ||||||
n | Mean | n | Mean | Mean | p-Value | ||||
Parish | |||||||||
Jefferson | 1 | 5.08 | 51 | 3.12 | –1.97 | 0.630 | 0.96 | ||
Orleans | 19 | 5.18 | 88 | 3.44 | –1.74 | 0.089 | |||
Taking inhaled corticosteroids | |||||||||
No | 9 | 3.20 | 58 | 3.40 | 0.20 | 0.890 | 0.05 | ||
Yes | 11 | 6.78 | 81 | 3.27 | –3.51 | 0.007 | |||
Outdoor mold | |||||||||
< 1,000 spores/m3 | 1 | 5.45 | 31 | 3.57 | –1.88 | 0.647 | 0.99 | ||
≥ 1,000 spores/m3 | 19 | 5.16 | 108 | 3.25 | –1.91 | 0.059 | |||
Bedroom mold | |||||||||
< 1,000 spores/m3 | 11 | 5.78 | 105 | 3.26 | –2.52 | 0.049 | 0.42 | ||
≥ 1,000 spores/m3 | 9 | 4.43 | 34 | 3.51 | –0.92 | 0.544 | |||
Total IgE | |||||||||
< 100 kU/L | 5 | 7.61 | 36 | 3.29 | –4.32 | 0.026 | 0.17 | ||
≥ 100 kU/L | 14 | 4.60 | 95 | 3.37 | –1.23 | 0.285 | |||
Detectable mold IgE | |||||||||
No | 12 | 6.36 | 74 | 3.38 | –2.98 | 0.018 | 0.22 | ||
Yes | 7 | 3.70 | 59 | 3.23 | –0.46 | 0.771 | |||
Alternaria | |||||||||
< 10 µg/g | 13 | 5.92 | 52 | 3.56 | –2.36 | 0.060 | 0.38 | ||
≥ 10 µg/g | 7 | 3.80 | 86 | 3.21 | –0.59 | 0.710 | |||
Detectable roach | |||||||||
No | 17 | 5.60 | 108 | 3.41 | –2.19 | 0.039 | 0.35 | ||
Yes | 3 | 2.82 | 30 | 3.11 | 0.29 | 0.906 | |||
Detectable dust mite | |||||||||
Yes | 15 | 5.50 | 84 | 3.37 | –2.13 | 0.062 | 0.58 | ||
No | 5 | 4.20 | 54 | 3.30 | –0.90 | 0.638 | |||
Detectable mouse | |||||||||
Yes | 8 | 5.69 | 54 | 2.54 | –3.14 | 0.039 | 0.27 | ||
No | 12 | 4.83 | 84 | 3.86 | –0.97 | 0.431 |