Table 1.
Demographic and clinical characteristics of asthmatic patients from 5 Latin American countries in different age groups.
| N (%) | Argentina 433 (19.9) |
Brazil 401 (18.6) |
Mexico 532 (24.5) |
Puerto Rico 401 (18.6) |
Venezuela 400 (18.4) |
P∗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gender (female) | ||||||
| 12–17yr | 31 (50) | 18 (43.9) | 53 (42.4) | 21 (36.2) | 36 (53.7) | 0.302 |
| >17–40yr | 107 (64.8) | 130 (69.1) | 135 (63.1) | 89 (63.6) | 124 (61.7) | 0.607 |
| > 40yr | 147 (71.4) | 125 (72.7) | 144 (74.6) | 147 (72.4) | 98 (74.2) | 0.954 |
| Pets in the household | ||||||
| 12–17yr | 35 (56.5) | 23 (56.1) | 71 (56.8) | 32 (55.2) | 34 (50.7) | 0.394 |
| >17-4yr | 84 (50.9) | 88 (47.1) | 111 (51.9) | 81 (57.9) | 111 (55.2) | 0.159 |
| > 40yr | 119 (57.8) | 89 (52.0) | 108 (56.0) | 109 (53.7) | 74 (56.1) | 0.820 |
| Smokers in the household | ||||||
| 12–17yr | 26 (41.9) | 23 (56.1) | 52 (41.6) | 17 (29.3) | 35 (52.2) | 0.036 |
| >17–40yr | 76 (46.1) | 83 (44.1) | 96 (44.9) | 36 (25.7) | 108 (53.7) | <0.001 |
| >40yr | 81 (39.3) | 66 (38.4) | 73 (37.8) | 47 (23.2) | 53 (40.2) | 0.002 |
| History of rhinitis or allergy | ||||||
| 12–17yr | 34 (54.8) | 32 (78.0) | 58 (46.4) | 45 (77.6) | 24 (35.8) | <0.001 |
| >17–40yr | 81 (49.1) | 146 (77.7) | 84 (39.3) | 109 (77.9) | 109 (54.2) | <0.001 |
| >40yr | 91 (44.2) | 126 (73.3) | 82 (42.5) | 132 (65.0) | 66 (50.0) | <0.001 |
| Active smokers | ||||||
| 12–17yr | 13 (21.0) | 16 (39.0) | 23 (18.4) | 3 (5.2) | 7 (10.4) | 0.001 |
| >17–40yr | 32 (19.4) | 47 (25.0) | 17 (7.9) | 17 (12.1) | 19 (9.5) | <0.001 |
| >40yr | 29 (14.1) | 33 (19.2) | 13 (6.7) | 17 (8.4) | 18 (13.6) | <0.001 |
| Ex smokers | ||||||
| 12–17yr | 8 (12.9) | 9 (22.0) | 17 (13.6) | 6 (10.3) | 9 (13.4) | 0.001 |
| >17–40yr | 37 (22.4) | 31 (16.5) | 47 (22.0) | 14 (10.0) | 35 (17.4) | <0.001 |
| >40yr | 59 (28.6) | 64 (37.2) | 65 (33.7) | 43 (21.2) | 35 (26.5) | <0.001 |
| Non smokers | ||||||
| 12–17yr | 39 (62.9) | 16 (39.0) | 84 (67.2) | 45 (77.6) | 51 (76.1) | 0.001 |
| >17–40yr | 92 (55.8) | 109 (58.0) | 149 (69.6) | 107 (76.4) | 147 (73.1) | <0.001 |
| >40yr | 114 (55.3) | 75 (43.6) | 115 (59.6) | 143 (70.4) | 78 (59.1) | <0.001 |
| Complete high school | ||||||
| 12–17yr | 24 (38.7) | 19 (46.3) | 36 (28.8) | 27 (46.6) | 43 (64.2) | <0.001 |
| >17–40yr | 77 (46.7) | 123 (65.4) | 88 (41.1) | 43 (30.7) | 95 (47.3) | <0.001 |
| >40yr | 54 (26.2) | 82 (47.7) | 31 (16.1) | 99 (48.8) | 66 (50.0) | <0.001 |
Values expressed in n (%). ∗ Chi-square test, p < 0.05