Table 3.
Population Projections for Asthma Attacks and Emergency Care Visits for those with Asthma and Pet-Sensitivity
| A- Asthma Attack in Past 12 months | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dog Sensitive (n=28,833,000) |
Cat Sensitive (n=29,527,000) |
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| Exposed | No | Yes | No | Yes | |
| n= | 17,563,000 | 11,270,000 | 19,159,000 | 10,368,000 | |
| Asthma Attacks: | 2,283,000 | 2,626,000 | 2,337,000 | 1,814,000 | |
| (13.0%) | (23.3%) | (12.2%) | (17.5%) | ||
| Expected Asthma Attacks * | 1,465,000 | 1,265,000 | |||
| Excess Asthma Attacks with Exposure | 1,161,000 | 549,000 | |||
| % Attributed to Exposure | 44.2% | 30.3% | |||
| B- Asthma Emergency Care Visits in Past 12 months | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dog Sensitive (n=28,833,000) |
Cat Sensitive (n=29,527,000) |
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| Exposed | No | Yes | No | Yes | |
| n= | 17,563,000 | 11,270,000 | 19,159,000 | 10,368,000 | |
| Asthma Emergency Care: | 685,000 | 789,000 | 728,000 | 746,000 | |
| (3.9%) | (7.0%) | (3.8%) | (7.2%) | ||
| Expected Asthma Emergency Care Visits * | 440,000 | 394,000 | |||
| Excess Asthma Emergency Care Visits | 349,000 | 352,000 | |||
| % Attributed to Exposure | 44.2% | 47.2% | |||
*
= calculated based on attack rate of unexposed