Table 1.
Demographic Characteristics of Adolescents with Asthma at T3
| Adolescents | Fathers | Mothers | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean age a | 13.9 (1.1) | |||
| Mean years asthmaa | 9.3 (3.9) | |||
| BMIa | 19.8 (2.7) | |||
| Genderb | Male | 153 (58.8%) | ||
| Female | 107 (41.2%) | |||
| Schoolb | Primary | 60 (76.7%) | ||
| Secondary | 197 (23.3%) | |||
| Asthma controlb,c | Controlled | 65 (25.0%) | ||
| Partly controlled | 136 (52.3%) | |||
| Uncontrolled | 59 (22.7%) | |||
| Country of birth | Netherlands | 247 (98.0%) | 232 (91.0%) | 176 (95.7%) |
| Other | 5 (2.0%) | 21 (9.0%) | 8 (4.3%) | |
| Sport participation | No sport | 13 (5.1%) | ||
| One sport | 88 (34.8%) | |||
| Two sports | 101 (39.9%) | |||
| Three sports | 39 (15.4%) | |||
| Four sports | 10 (3.9%) | |||
| Five sports | 2 (0.8%) |
a
Values represent the mean and standard deviation
b
Values represent numbers and percentage
c
Asthma control is based in the Global Initiative for Asthma (GINA) guidelines [27]