TABLE 3.
Characteristics of patients who returned after initial management of asthma attack using 7-day oral prednisolone, for male and female patients
| Female n (%) | Male n (%) | P value | |
| Age group, years | 0.009 | ||
| <25 | 24 (15.8) | 15 (12.4) | |
| 25–44 | 73 (48.0) | 40 (33.1) | |
| ≥44 | 55 (36.2) | 66 (54.6) | |
| Ever had asthma | 0.155 | ||
| No | 12 (8.0) | 16 (13.2) | |
| Yes | 139 (92.1) | 105 (86.8) | |
| Smoking | <0.001 | ||
| No | 150 (98.7) | 103 (87.3) | |
| Current | 2 (1.3) | 4 (3.4) | |
| Ex-smoker | 0 | 11 (9.3) | |
| Asthma severity | 0.696 | ||
| Intermittent | 8 (5.3) | 4 (3.3) | |
| Mild persistent | 22 (14.5) | 16 (13.2) | |
| Moderate persistent | 66 (43.4) | 49 (40.5) | |
| Severe persistent | 56 (36.8) | 52 (43.0) | |
| Asthma confirmed* | 0.361 | ||
| No | 23 (15.5) | 14 (11.7) | |
| Yes | 125 (84.5) | 106 (88.3) |
*
Variability of peak flow measurement ≥20%.