Table 1.
Baseline study population and asthma characteristics a
| Baseline study population characteristics b | |
|---|---|
| Variable | Mean (SD) or % |
| Age, y | 13.67 (2.46) |
| Sex (% males) | 57.14% |
| Race (%) n = 19 | |
| Black/African‐American | 73.68% |
| Caucasian | 21.05% |
| Other | 5.26% |
| Family at or below federal poverty line c (%) n = 17 | 64.71% |
| Medicaid insured (%) | 85.71% |
| Single parent home (%) | 76.19% |
| Current reported home exposure to mold/moisture, cockroach, rodent, or tobacco smoke (%) | 71.43% |
| Use inhaled corticosteroids in past year | 90.48% |
| History of allergic rhinitis | 85.71% |
| History of two or more oral steroid requiring asthma exacerbations in past year (%) | 71.43% |
| History of asthma‐related emergency room visit or hospitalization in the past year (%) | 38.10% |
| Two or more ACT scores <20 in the past year (%) | 80.95% |
| Asthma‐related school absences per patient in last 3 mo (d) | 1.88 (2.15) |
a
Demographic data were summarized using means and standard deviations for continuous measures and proportions for discrete measures.
b
Number of subjects (n) is 21 unless specified.
c
Based on 2016 Federal Poverty Line per reported family size.