Table 1.
Descriptive information about the sample (N=150)
| M | SD | % (N) | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Child age | 14.12 | 2.07 | |
| Sex – male | 57 (86) | ||
| Ethnicity – Caucasian | 49 (74) | ||
| Family savingsa | 30,000 | ||
| Parent education (highest) | 17.14 | 2.78 | |
| Beta agonist | 48 (72) | ||
| Inhaled corticosteroid | 45 (67) | ||
| Exposed to smoke (days/week) | 0.70 | 1.42 | |
| Environmental control | 3.90 | 2.97 | |
| PEF (% predicted) | 97.34 | 16.72 | |
| Asthma control | 20.84 | 3.59 | |
| Asthma quality of life | 5.18 | 1.10 | |
| Days missed of school | 1.55 | 3.20 | |
| Courses of oral steroids | 0.31 | 0.65 |
Note:
a
Because of the skewed distribution of family savings, median value in dollars is presented here. Parent education refers to highest number of years of education of either parent. Beta agonist and inhaled corticosteroid use refers to the % who have taken that medication in the past week. Environmental control is on a 1–9 scale. Asthma control ranges from 5–25. Asthma quality of life ranges from 1–7. Days missed of school and oral steroid courses are over the past 6 months. Values are not included for cytokine composites because they all have a mean of 0 and a standard deviation close to 1 (given how scoring was done).