Table 2.
Answers to the questionnaire among LCA classes
| All | Class 1 | Class 2 | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 117 | 47 | 70 | ||
| Gender: Male | 32 (27.35) | 16 (34.04) | 16 (22.86) | 0.263 |
| Age | 0.022 | |||
| 25–29 | 10 (8.55) | 2 (4.26) | 8 (11.43) | |
| 30–39 | 55 (47.01) | 26 (55.32) | 29 (41.43) | |
| 40–49 | 17 (14.53) | 2 (4.26) | 15 (21.43) | |
| ≥50 | 35 (29.91) | 17 (36.17) | 18 (25.71) | |
| Work experience (years) | 0.048 | |||
| ≥10 | 50 (42.74) | 21 (44.68) | 29 (41.43) | |
| 5–9 | 24 (20.51) | 14 (29.79) | 10 (14.29) | |
| <5 | 43 (36.75) | 12 (25.53) | 31 (44.29) | |
| Type of physician | 0.102 | |||
| Primary Care pediatricians | 25 (21.37) | 10 (21.28) | 15 (21.43) | |
| Academics | 63 (53.85) | 30 (63.83) | 33 (47.14) | |
| Students | 29 (24.79) | 7 (14.89) | 22 (31.43) | |
| Do you agree with the Lancet statement "Climate change represents the greatest global health threat of the 21st century"? | 0.384 | |||
| Partially | 26 (22.22) | 9 (19.15) | 17 (24.29) | |
| No | 2 (1.71) | 0 (0.00) | 2 (2.86) | |
| Yes | 89 (76.07) | 38 (80.85) | 51 (72.86) | |
| Are you interested in the issue of the health impact of climate change? Yes | 112 (95.73) | 47 (100.00) | 65 (92.86) | 0.160 |
| In your experience, have you noticed an increase in the incidence of allergic respiratory diseases in children living in urban areas compared to those living in rural areas? | 83 (70.94) | 36 (76.60) | 47 (67.14) | 0.370 |
| In your experience, what is the status of the incidence of allergic respiratory diseases in children? | 0.247 | |||
| Increased | 106 (90.60) | 40 (85.11) | 66 (94.29) | |
| Unchanged | 8 (6.84) | 5 (10.64) | 3 (4.29) | |
| I don't know | 3 (2.56) | 2 (4.26) | 1 (1.43) | |
| In your experience, have you noticed an increase in cases of asthma and/or pollen‐induced rhinitis? | 0.883 | |||
| No | 20 (17.09) | 9 (19.15) | 11 (15.71) | |
| Yes, for both of them | 82 (70.09) | 31 (65.96) | 51 (72.86) | |
| Yes, allergic bronchial asthma only | 2 (1.71) | 1 (2.13) | 1 (1.43) | |
| Yes, allergic rhinitis only | 13 (11.11) | 6 (12.77) | 7 (10.00) | |
| In your experience, have you noticed an increase in the severity of asthma and/or pollen‐induced rhinitis? | 0.438 | |||
| No | 38 (32.48) | 15 (31.91) | 23 (32.86) | |
| Yes, for both of them | 53 (45.30) | 23 (48.94) | 30 (42.86) | |
| Yes, allergic bronchial asthma only | 11 (9.40) | 2 (4.26) | 9 (12.86) | |
| Yes, allergic rhinitis only | 15 (12.82) | 7 (14.89) | 8 (11.43) | |
| Do you know which pollen species are responsible for allergic respiratory diseases in the area where you work? | 0.482 | |||
| No | 13 (11.11) | 7 (14.89) | 6 (8.57) | |
| Yes, I consult the regional pollen calendars | 72 (61.54) | 29 (61.70) | 43 (61.43) | |
| Yes, but I don't consult the regional pollen calendars | 32 (27.35) | 11 (23.40) | 21 (30.00) | |
| In your experience have you noticed an increase in the number of children with positive allergy tests for pollen? | 71 (60.68) | 34 (72.34) | 37 (52.86) | 0.05 |
| In your experience, does the pollen season start earlier and last longer than in the past? | 0.666 | |||
| Start first | 25 (21.37) | 11 (23.40) | 14 (20.00) | |
| It starts earlier and ends later | 66 (56.41) | 27 (57.45) | 39 (55.71) | |
| Unchanged | 1 (0.85) | 0 (0.00) | 1 (1.43) | |
| I do not know | 10 (8.55) | 5 (10.64) | 5 (7.14) | |
| Finish later | 15 (12.82) | 4 (8.51) | 11 (15.71) | |
| Do you know what "thunderstorm asthma" is? | 66 (56.41) | 30 (63.83) | 36 (51.43) | 0.256 |
| In your experience, is it useful to warn pollen‐allergic asthmatic patients of the risk of “thunderstorm asthma”? | 60 (51.28) | 26 (55.32) | 34 (48.57) | 0.598 |
| In your experience have you noticed an increase in the number of children with positive allergy tests for mold? | 48 (41.03) | 23 (48.94) | 25 (35.71) | 0.217 |
| Do your patients' parents know about the potential health effects of climate change? | 30 (25.64) | 14 (29.79) | 16 (22.86) | 0.532 |
| Do your patients' parents want to increase their knowledge of the effects of climate change on health? | 86 (73.50) | 38 (80.85) | 48 (68.57) | 0.207 |
| Would you be interested in receiving more education on health problems for children as an effect of climate change? | 114 (97.44) | 47 (100.00) | 67 (95.71) | 0.400 |
| What are the update sources you consult on these issues? | ||||
| Scientific paper | 96 (82.05) | 38 (80.85) | 58 (82.86) | 0.975 |
| Internet | 73 (62.39) | 35 (74.47) | 38 (54.29) | 0.044 |
| Meeting | 74 (63.25) | 30 (63.83) | 44 (62.86) | 1.000 |
| Training course | 21 (17.95) | 9 (19.15) | 12 (17.14) | 0.975 |
Note: Bold values refer to significance for differences between the two classes (p < 0.05 was considered statistically significant).
Abbreviation: LCA, latent class analysis.