Table 5.
School performance according to school absenteeism, parental education level, use of inhaled corticosteroids, and number of visits to hospital or pediatrician yearly in elementary school asthmatic students.
| Grade point level | Grade point level | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| <8 | >8 | ||
| Absence days (mean ± SD) | 2.6 ± .3.8 | 5.2 ± 8.4 | 0.183 |
| Paternal education level | |||
| 0 n (%) | 2 (6.1) | 0 (0.0) | 0.003 |
| 6 n (%) | 11 (33.3) | 18 (4.3) | |
| 6–9 n (%) | 10 (30.3) | 30 (23.8) | |
| 9–12 n (%) | 7 (21.2) | 46 (36.5) | |
| University level n (%) | 2 (6.1) | 22 (17.5) | |
| Master, PhD n (%) | 1 (3.0) | 10 (7.9) | |
| Maternal education level | |||
| 0 n (%) | 1 (3.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0.008 |
| 6 n (%) | 10 (30.3) | 14 (11.1) | |
| 6–9 n (%) | 9 (27.3) | 24 (19.0) | |
| 9–12 n (%) | 9 (27.3) | 51 (40.5) | |
| University level n (%) | 3 (9.1) | 21 (16.7) | |
| Master, PhD n (%) | 1 (3.0) | 16 (12.7) | |
| Use of inhaled corticosteroids (yes) n (%) | 28 (84.8) | 121 (96.0) | 0.018 |
| Number of pediatrician asthma visits (yearly) n (%) | |||
| <5 n (%) | 19 (63.3) | 87 (75.0) | 0.202 |
| >5 n (%) | 11 (36.7) | 29 (25.0) |