Table 3. API in evaluated infants. Pernambuco, Northeastern Brazil, 2013.
API | Wheezing infants | Non-wheezing infants | p | ||
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n | % | n | % | ||
Positive | 53 | 81.5 | 21 | 43.8 | < 0.001 |
Major criteria | |||||
Family history of asthma | 43 | 66.2 | 18 | 37.5 | 0.003 |
Atopic dermatitis | 6 | 9.2 | 5 | 10.4 | 1.0 |
Minor criteria | |||||
Allergic rhinitis | 23 | 35.4 | 6 | 12.5 | 0.006 |
Eosinophilia ≥ 4.0% | 30 | 46.2 | 9 | 18.8 | 0.002 |
Wheezing without URI | 35 | 53.9 | NA | - |
API: Asthma Predictive Index; URI: upper respiratory tract infection; NA: not applicable