Table 2.

Demographic and clinical characteristics of participants (n = 35)

Factors
Current age* (years; mean ± SD)	14.9 ± 2.1
Range: 12–18
Sex, n (%)
Boys	11 (31.4%)
Girls	24 (68.6%)
Race, n (%)
African American/Black	22 (62.9%)
Caucasian/White	13 (37.1%)
Ethnicity, n (%)
Non-Hispanic	33 (94.3%)
Hispanic	1 (2.9%)
Unsure	1 (2.8%)
Age at asthma diagnosis (years; mean ± SD)	4.02 ± 4.15
Current number of prescribed asthma medications, n (%)
None	13 (37.1%)
1	2 (6.0%)
2	5 (14.2%)
3	8 (23.0%)
4 or more	6 (17.1%)
Unknown	1 (3.0%)
≥1 Emergency Department visits due to asthma in previous year, n (%)
Yes	8 (23.0%)
No	26 (74.2%)
Unknown	1 (3.0%)
≥1 Hospitalizations due to asthma in previous year, n (%)
Yes	4 (11.4%)
No	30 (86.0%)
Unknown	1 (3.0%)
≥1 Intensive Care Unit visit due to asthma in previous year, n (%)
Yes	1 (3.0%)
No	33 (94.2%)
Unknown	1 (3.0%)

^*Age at time of interview.