Table 2.
The clinical characteristics of asthma patients attending UoGCSH in 2017/18 (n = 307)
| Clinical characteristics | N (%) |
|---|---|
| Duration of the disease in year (mean ± SD) | 11.22 ± 9.92 |
| Type of Asthma | |
| Bronchial asthma | 307 (100%) |
| frequency of symptoms during exacerbation | |
| 1–2 times | 46 (15%) |
| 3–5 times | 58 (18.9%) |
| 5–10 times | 54 (17.6%) |
| Continuously (all over the day) | 149 (48.5%) |
| Family history | |
| Yes | 92 (30%) |
| No | 215 (70%) |
| regular follow up | |
| Yes | 293 (95.4%) |
| No | 14 (4.6%) |
| Duration of appointment in month (mean ± SD) | 1.31 ± 0.63 |
| Comorbidity | |
| Yes | 164 (53.4%) |
| No | 143 (46.6%) |
| Type of complication | |
| Heart failure | 34 (11.1%) |
| Hypertension | 67 (21.8%) |
| COPD | 18 (5.9%) |
| Other | 45 (14.7%) |
| No complication | 143 (46.6%) |
| Name of the medication | |
| Salbutamol | 116 (37.8%) |
| Salbutamol with Beclomethasone | 191 (62.2%) |