Table 2. Self-reported asthma outcomes by age group.
| Asthma-related outcomes by age group |
Enrolled and returned baseline survey N=893
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|---|---|---|---|
| Children (5–11) | All N=214 | Boys N=137 | Girls N=79 |
| % Asthma out of control+ | 56.0 | 58.5 | 51.9 |
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% With asthma visits to:
| |||
| ED/urgent | 27.3 | 29.9 | 23.1 |
| Hospital | 6.2 | 3.9 | 9.1 |
| Steroid burst ⩽1 previous year | 32.7 | 30.4 | 36.7 |
| Steroid burst >1 previous year | 13.1 | 10.1 | 14.8 |
| % With an ‘exacerbation’ | 34.3 | 38.3 | 27.8 |
| AQLQ—mean | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.3 |
| Tweens (12–18) | All N =153 | Boys N =83 | Girls N =70 |
| % Asthma out of control+,a | 52.0 | 45.9 | 59.7 |
| % Self-reported asthma out of control | 10.0 | 10.1 | 11.3 |
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% With asthma visits to:
| |||
| ED/urgent | 18.5 | 15.2 | 22.3 |
| Hospital | 2.8 | 1.3 | 4.6 |
| Steroid burst ⩽1 previous year | 18.4 | 17.6 | 19.4 |
| Steroid burst >1 previous year | 6.5 | 5.9 | 7.4 |
| % With an ‘exacerbation’ | 14.1 | 13.0 | 15.4 |
| AQLQ—mean | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.0 |
| Adults >18 years (19–60) | All N =533 | Men N =128 | Women N =405 |
| % Asthma out of control+,a | 61.2 | 53.1 | 63.7 |
| % Out of control by self report | 15.9 | 14.1 | 16.5 |
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% With asthma visits to:
| |||
| ED/urgent | 18.8 | 12.1 | 19.1 |
| Hospital | 3.5 | 1.6 | 4.0 |
| Steroid burst ⩽1 previous year | 20.0 | 18.0 | 20.6 |
| Steroid burst >1 previous year | 9.0 | 7.8 | 9.3 |
| % With an ‘exacerbation’ | 23.2 | 17.9 | 24.9 |
| AQLQ—mean | 5.0 | 5.3 | 4.9 |
+Asthma APGAR >2.
a
Denotes those with statistical difference in row frequencies (P<0.05).