Table 1.
Demographics and baseline clinical characteristics of the SABINA III Gulf cluster cohort
|
All (N = 301) |
Primary care physicians (n = 135) | Respiratory specialists (n = 162) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mild asthma (n = 32) |
Moderate-to-severe asthma (n = 103) | All (n = 135) |
Mild asthma (n = 13) |
Moderate-to-severe asthma (n = 149) |
All (n = 162) |
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| Age, years | |||||||
| Mean (SD) | 43.9 (15.3) | 39.0 (14.9) | 46.8 (15.7) | 45.0 (15.8) | 39.5 (7.9) | 43.6 (15.3) | 43.2 (14.9) |
| Median (min, max) | 43.0 (12.0, 82.0) | 40.5 (14.0, 71.0) | 45.0 (12.0, 82.0) | 45.0 (12.0, 82.0) | 40.0 (23.0, 56.0) | 44.0 (13.0, 74.0) | 42.0 (13.0, 74.0) |
| Age group, years, n (%) | |||||||
| 12–17 | 18 (6.0) | 3 (9.4) | 5 (4.9) | 8 (5.9) | 0 (0) | 10 (6.7) | 10 (6.2) |
| 18–54 | 205 (68.1) | 25 (78.1) | 68 (66) | 93 (68.9) | 12 (92.3) | 96 (64.4) | 108 (66.7) |
| ≥ 55 | 78 (25.9) | 4 (12.5) | 30 (29.1) | 34 (25.2) | 1 (7.7) | 43 (28.9) | 44 (27.2) |
| Sex, n (%) | |||||||
| Female | 186 (61.8) | 25 (78.1) | 64 (62.1) | 89 (65.9) | 10 (76.9) | 86 (57.7) | 96 (59.3) |
| BMI, kg/m2 | |||||||
| Mean (SD) | 30.2 (6.2) | 31.5 (7.6) | 30.2 (6.4) | 30.5 (6.7) | 30.1 (7.7) | 29.8 (5.6) | 29.9 (5.7) |
| Median (min, max) | 29.4 (18.2, 53.9) | 29.9 (21.2, 53.9) | 29.1 (19.0, 52.3) | 29.4 (19.0, 53.9) | 29.9 (20.7, 47.1) | 29.4 (18.2, 48.1) | 29.4 (18.2, 48.1) |
| BMI group, kg/m2, n (%) | |||||||
| < 18.5 | 2 (0.7) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 2 (1.3) | 2 (1.2) |
| ≥ 18.5–24.9 | 54 (17.9) | 6 (18.8) | 22 (21.4) | 28 (20.7) | 3 (23.1) | 23 (15.4) | 26 (16) |
| ≥ 25–29.9 | 107 (35.5) | 10 (31.2) | 35 (34) | 45 (33.3) | 4 (30.8) | 56 (37.6) | 60 (37) |
| ≥ 30 | 138 (45.8) | 16 (50) | 46 (44.7) | 62 (45.9) | 6 (46.2) | 68 (45.6) | 74 (45.7) |
| Education level, n (%) | |||||||
| Primary or secondary school | 85 (28.2) | 8 (25) | 28 (27.2) | 36 (26.7) | 0 (0) | 48 (32.2) | 48 (29.6) |
| High school | 73 (24.3) | 4 (12.5) | 30 (29.1) | 34 (25.2) | 6 (46.2) | 33 (22.1) | 39 (24.1) |
| University and/or post-graduate education | 107 (35.5) | 12 (37.5) | 23 (22.3) | 35 (25.9) | 7 (53.8) | 62 (41.6) | 69 (42.6) |
| Unknown | 36 (12) | 8 (25) | 22 (21.4) | 30 (22.2) | 0 (0) | 6 (4) | 6 (3.7) |
| Healthcare insurance/medication funding, n (%) | |||||||
| Not reimbursed | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Partially reimbursed | 12 (4) | 5 (15.6) | 3 (2.9) | 8 (5.9) | 1 (7.7) | 3 (2) | 4 (2.5) |
| Fully reimbursed | 287 (95.7) | 27 (84.4) | 99 (96.1) | 126 (93.3) | 12 (92.3) | 145 (98) | 157 (97.5) |
| Unknown | 1 (0.3) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 1 (0.7) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) |
| Missing values, n | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Smoking status history, n (%) | |||||||
| Active smoker | 28 (9.3) | 3 (9.4) | 11 (10.7) | 14 (10.4) | 0 (0) | 14 (9.4) | 14 (8.6) |
| Former smoker | 15 (5) | 0 (0) | 4 (3.9) | 4 (3) | 0 (0) | 11 (7.4) | 11 (6.8) |
| Never smoker | 258 (85.7) | 29 (90.6) | 88 (85.4) | 117 (86.7) | 13 (100) | 124 (83.2) | 137 (84.6) |
Prescriber type was not recorded for two patients each in mild asthma and moderate-to-severe asthma group
Abbreviations: BMI body mass index, max maximum, min minimum, SABINA SABA use IN Asthma, SD standard deviation