TABLE 2.

Child characteristics

Characteristic	Mean (range) or n (%)	Study sample (n = 17) Original Cohort (n = 879)
Child’s sex
M	13 (76)	542 (61)
F	4 (24)	347 (39)
Child’s age (y)	6.8 (2 to 15)	6.9 (<1 to 18)
No. of asthma medications currently used	3.2 (1 to 6)	2.6 (1 to 8)
Asthma attacks in the past 6 mo	4.4 (0 to 15)	3.5 (0 to 50)
Emergency department visits or hospital admissions in the past 6 mo	3.5 (0 to 17)	1.8 (0 to 30)
School absences in past month	2.4 (0 to 10)	1.6 (0 to 30)
Exposure to second-hand smoke	4 (24)	200 (23)
Self-reported health status
Excellent	2 (12)	103 (12)
Very good	2 (12)	233 (27)
Good	10 (58)	298 (34)
Fair	2 (12)	159 (18)
Poor	2 (12)	77 (9)
Unknown	0 (0)	9 (1)