TABLE 1.
Characteristicsa | N (%) |
---|---|
Child gender | |
Boy, n = 130 | 130 (70) |
Girl, n = 57 | 57 (30) |
Child age, y | |
4–7 | 58 (31) |
8–12 | 82 (44) |
13–19 | 47 (25) |
Caregiver age, ya | |
28–42 | 79 (42) |
43–59 | 105 (56) |
Caregiver race | |
White | 163 (87) |
Nonwhite | 24 (13) |
Caregiver educationa | |
Noncollege graduate | 71 (38) |
College graduate | 114 (61) |
Primary language at homea | |
English | 183 (98) |
Non-English | 3 (2) |
Place of caregiver birtha | |
US born | 175 (94) |
Foreign born | 10 (5) |
Caregiver incomea | |
≤ poverty line | 8 (4) |
≤2× poverty line | 11 (6) |
≤3× poverty line | 20 (11) |
≤4× poverty line | 28 (15) |
≤5× poverty line | 26 (14) |
>5× poverty line | 60 (32) |
Child severity of asthma | |
Persistent | 57 (30) |
Intermittent | 130 (70) |
Caregiver perception of asthma control | |
Controlled | 161 (86) |
Not controlled | 26 (14) |
CAM use | |
Used CAM | 34 (18) |
Did not use CAM | 153 (82) |
Data unavailable for some patients.