Table 4.
Impact of asthma on activities of daily living in 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∗ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sports and recreation | ||||||
| 12–17yr | 49 (79.0) | 31 (77.5) | 101 (81.5) | 42 (72.4) | 56 (83.6) | 0.580 |
| >17–40yr | 138 (85.7) | 130 (70.7) | 164 (76.6) | 108 (78.3) | 173 (87.4) | <0.001 |
| >40yr | 162 (82.2) | 119 (73.9) | 142 (74.0) | 143 (74.1) | 103 (78.6) | 0.211 |
| Normal Physical exertion | ||||||
| 12–17yr | 45 (72.6) | 30 (73.2) | 76 (60.8) | 33 (57.9) | 55 (82.1) | 0.012 |
| >17–40yr | 124 (75.6) | 139 (74.3) | 144 (67.3) | 105 (75.5) | 170 (85.0) | 0.001 |
| >40yr | 162 (81.0) | 145 (84.8) | 159 (82.4) | 171 (84.7) | 111 (84.1) | 0.831 |
| Social activities | ||||||
| 12–17yr | 33 (53.2) | 19 (46.3) | 42 (33.6) | 24 (41.4) | 43 (64.2) | 0.001 |
| >17–40yr | 80 (48.5) | 92 (49.5) | 95 (44.6) | 84 (60.9) | 132 (65.7) | <0.001 |
| >40yr | 127 (61.7) | 111 (64.9) | 121 (63.0) | 139 (70.2) | 93 (71.0) | 0.234 |
| Sleep | ||||||
| 12–17yr | 51 (82.3) | 36 (87.8) | 72 (57.6) | 34 (58.6) | 57 (85.1) | <0.001 |
| >17–40yr | 123 (75.0) | 141 (75.0) | 162 (75.7) | 111 (79.9) | 170 (84.6) | 0.097 |
| > 40yr | 158 (77.1) | 143 (83.1) | 138 (72.3) | 167 (82.7) | 115 (87.1) | 0.006 |
| Daily activities | ||||||
| 12–17yr | 44 (71.0) | 30 (73.2) | 58 (46.4) | 31 (53.4) | 49 (73.1) | <0.001 |
| >17–40yr | 97 (58.8) | 111 (59.0) | 130 (61.3) | 105 (75.5) | 148 (73.6) | <0.001 |
| >40yr | 158 (76.7) | 128 (74.4) | 137 (71.0) | 170 (84.2) | 100 (75.8) | 0.035 |
Values expressed in n (%). ∗ Chi-square test, p < 0.05