Table 2. Prevalence of asthma and asthma-like symptoms.
n | % | |
---|---|---|
Current asthma | 79 | 5.9 |
Attack of asthma | 31 | 2.3 |
Treatment for asthma | 76 | 5.7 |
Asthma-like symptoms | 457 | 34.0 |
Wheezing | 171 | 12.7 |
Wheezing with shortness of breath | 138 | 10.3 |
Wheezing in the absence of a cold | 130 | 9.7 |
Waking with tightness in the chest | 252 | 18.8 |
Woken by an attack of breathlessness | 275 | 20.5 |
Woken by attack of cough | 267 | 19.9 |
History of allergic rhinitis | 33 | 2.5 |