Table 1.
Demographic information of participants stratified by site and group.
| Demographic Characteristic | BanKok | BanKlang | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Asthma (n = 42) | Non-Asthma (n = 42) | Asthma (n = 9) | Non- Asthma (n = 9) | Asthma (n = 51) | Non- Asthma (n = 51) | |
| Age (years) | ||||||
| 24–46 | 14 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 14 |
| 47–68 | 25 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 32 | 33 |
| ≥ 68 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| Mean ± SD | 51.5 ± 12.1 | 51.5 ± 11.3 | 58.8 ± 6.8 | 57.8 ± 8.6 | 52.8 ± 11.6 | 52.8 ± 11.0 |
| Gender | ||||||
| Male | 17 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 21 | 21 |
| Female | 25 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 30 |
| Education | ||||||
| Primary | 34 | 33 | 6 | 7 | 40 | 40 |
| Secondary | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| High school | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 |
| Income (unit: Thai Baht) | ||||||
| 1000–5699 | 22 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 36 |
| 5700–10,399 | 18 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 21 | 14 |
| ≥ 10,400 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Mean ± SD | 6095.2 ± 3621.1 | 4542.9 ± 2474.6 | 4433.3 ± 3651.0 | 6444.4 ± 4186.6 | 5801.9 ± 3646.2 | 4878.4 ± 2891.7 |
| Smoking | ||||||
| None | 33 | 30 | 7 | 5 | 40 | 35 |
| Ex-smoke | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Smoker | 8 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 |
| Frequency of asthma symptom | ||||||
| 1 time per week | 4 | - | 2 | - | 6 | - |
| 1 time per month | 10 | - | 2 | - | 12 | - |
| 1 time per six months | 28 | - | 5 | - | 33 | - |