TABLE 1.
Characteristics of acute asthma attacks from 2016 to 2019.
| Acute asthma attacks (N = 3,714) | Percentage (%) | |
| Gender | ||
| Female | 1,146 | 30.85 |
| Male | 2,569 | 69.15 |
| Age | ||
| <6 years old | 2,231 | 60.07 |
| ≥6 years old | 1,483 | 39.93 |
| Diagnosis (ICD-10) | ||
| J45.000, allergic asthma | 2 | 0.05 |
| J45.003, allergic bronchial asthma | 1 | 0.03 |
| J45.004, allergic rhinitis with asthma | 11 | 0.30 |
| J45.005, cough variant asthma | 448 | 12.06 |
| J45.006, childhood asthma | 664 | 17.88 |
| J45.900, asthma | 277 | 7.46 |
| J45.903, bronchial asthma, non-critical | 2,304 | 62.04 |
| J45.904, bronchial asthma, critically ill | 7 | 0.19 |
| Visiting status | ||
| First visit | 2,281 | 61.42 |
| Follow-up | 1,433 | 38.58 |
| Treatment | ||
| Hospitalization | 18 | 0.48 |
| Stay in the hospital for observation | 6 | 0.16 |
| Outpatient treatment and follow-up | 3,690 | 99.35 |