Table 2. Prevalence of asthma, asthma symptoms and rhinitis.
Symptoms | Number | Crude prevalence, % (95% CI) | p gender | Age Standardized prevalence, Overall, % (95% CI) | Age Standardized prevalence for men, % (95% CI) | Age Standardized prevalence for women, % (95% CI) |
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Asthma | ||||||
Asthma ever | 65 | 2.7 (2.1–3.4) | 0.036 | 2.7 (2.0–3.4) | 1.6 (0.8–2.4) | 3.5 (2.4–4.6) |
Current attack of asthma | 24 | 1 (0.6–1.4) | 0.017 | 1.2 (0.7–1.7) | 0.7 (0.2–1.2) | 1.6 (0.9–2.3) |
Current asthma medications use | 19 | 0.8 (0.4–1.2) | 0.225 | 0.8 (0.4–1.2) | 0.4 (0.0–0.8) | 1.2 (0.6–1.8) |
Wheezing ever | 158 | 6.9 (5.9–7.9) | 0.325 | 6.9 (5.8–8.0) | 6.3 (4.7–7.9) | 7.4 (5.9–8.9) |
Current wheezing | 66 | 2.9 (2.2–3.6) | 0.675 | 2.9 (2.2–3.6) | 2.6 (1.6–3.6) | 3.1 (2.1–4.1) |
Current wheezing at effort | 62 | 2.7 (2.0–3.4) | 0.611 | 2.6 (2.0–3.2) | 2.3 (1.3–3.3) | 2.7 (1.8–3.6) |
Current awakening with tightness | 217 | 9.4 (8.2–10.6) | 0.244 | 9.3 (8.0–10.6) | 8.5 (6.6–10.4) | 10.1 (8.4–11.8) |
Current attack of breathless | 137 | 5.9 (4.9–6.9) | 0.076 | 6.2 (5.2–7.2) | 5.1 (3.6–6.6) | 6.8 (5.4–8.2) |
Current attack cough | 352 | 15.3 (13.8–16.8) | 0.138 | 15.2 (13.6–16.8) | 13.4 (11.1–15.7) | 16.4 (14.2–18.6) |
Current nocturnal cough without cold | 245 | 10.6 (9.3–11.9) | 0.685 | 10.7 (9.3–12.1) | 11.0 (8.9–13.1) | 10.6 (8.8–12.4) |
Rhinitis | ||||||
Self-reported allergic rhinitis | 262 | 11.4 (10.1–12.7) | 0.247 | 11.2 (9.8–12.6) | 12.1 (9.9–14.3) | 10.4 (8.7–12.1) |
Rhinitis symptoms ever | 342 | 14.8 (13.4–16.2) | 0.389 | 14.6 (13.0–16.2) | 13.5 (11.2–15.8) | 15.3 (13.2–17.4) |
Current symptoms of rhinitis | 240 | 10.4 (9.2–11.6) | 0.591 | 10.3 (9.0–11.6) | 9.4 (7.5–11.3) | 10.8 (9.0–12.6) |
Current rhino-conjunctivitis | 125 | 5.4 (4.5–6.3) | 0.377 | 5.3 (4.3–6.3) | 4.7 (3.3–6.1) | 5.8 (4.5–7.1) |
CI, confidence interval.