Table 1. Number of emergency department visits (March to May).
Bronchial asthma | Respiratory diseases | ||||||
All Children 0–15 years old (n = 756) |
Preschool Children 0–5 years old (n = 551) |
School Children 6–15 years old (n = 205) |
All Children 0–15 years old (n = 5421) |
Preschool Children 0–5 years old (n = 4070) |
School Children 6–15 years old (n = 1351) |
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Age, years | Mean | 3.78 | 1.91 | 8.82 | 3.45 | 1.5 | 9.35 |
Median | 3 | 2 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 9 | |
Sex | Male | 474 | 337 | 137 | 2942 | 2198 | 744 |
Female | 282 | 214 | 68 | 2479 | 1872 | 607 | |
Year | 2010 | 214 | 159 | 55 | 1205 | 975 | 230 |
2011 | 197 | 138 | 59 | 1485 | 1111 | 374 | |
2012 | 156 | 112 | 44 | 1343 | 956 | 387 | |
2013 | 189 | 142 | 47 | 1388 | 1028 | 360 | |
Month | March | 212 | 154 | 58 | 1626 | 1150 | 476 |
April | 250 | 182 | 68 | 1749 | 1340 | 409 | |
May | 294 | 215 | 79 | 2046 | 1580 | 466 |