Table 1. Characteristics of treated asthma patients by control status from the 2010 National Health and Wellness Survey.
Not well-controlled | At least well-controlled | p-value | |
Subjects n | 1677 | 1480 | |
Females | 63.9 | 56.8 | <0.001 |
Age yrs | 47.3±15.4 | 43.2±16.0 | <0.001 |
18–34 | 25.2 | 35.9 | |
35–54 | 40.1 | 38.7 | |
>55 | 34.7 | 25.4 | |
Current/ex-smoker | 67.3 | 56.9 | <0.001 |
Overweight# | 33.0 | 34.2 | ns |
Obese¶ | 33.0 | 23.0 | <0.001 |
Asthma treatment | |||
Controller medication | 79.9 | 66.0 | <0.001 |
Rescue medication | 60.6 | 63.0 | ns |
Employment status | |||
Employed | 48.5 | 59.8 | <0.001 |
Self-reported in the last 12 months | |||
Depression | 28.6 | 20.6 | <0.001 |
Anxiety | 35.8 | 27.3 | <0.001 |
Sleep problems | 44.9 | 31.9 | <0.001 |
Data are presented as % or mean±sd, unless otherwise stated. Statistical comparisons were computed using Chi-squared tests for percentages and unpaired t-tests for mean. ns: nonsignificant. #: body mass index ≥25 and <30 kg·m−2; ¶: body mass index ≥30 kg·m−2.