| |
Total study population (74,580)
|
Asthma medication users (5,605)
|
Children with doctor-diagnosed asthma (3,064)
|
|---|
| |
N
|
%
|
N
|
%
|
N
|
%
|
|---|
|
Gender
|
|
Male
|
38,267
|
51.3
|
3,160
|
56.4
|
1,775
|
57.9
|
|
Female
|
36,313
|
48.7
|
2,445
|
43.6
|
1,289
|
42.1
|
|
Age (years)
|
|
0–2
|
9,030
|
12.1
|
1053
|
18.8
|
540
|
17.6
|
|
3–5
|
12,690
|
17.0
|
1300
|
23.2
|
689
|
22.5
|
|
6–8
|
13,357
|
17.9
|
1004
|
17.9
|
589
|
19.2
|
|
9–11
|
13,521
|
18.1
|
853
|
15.2
|
490
|
16.0
|
|
12–14
|
13,087
|
17.6
|
738
|
13.2
|
445
|
14.5
|
|
15–17
|
12,895
|
17.3
|
657
|
11.7
|
311
|
10.2
|
|
Other respiratory problems
|
|
shortness of breath
|
367
|
0.5
|
240
|
4.3
|
101
|
3.3
|
|
wheezing
|
176
|
0.2
|
144
|
2.6
|
46
|
1.5
|
|
acute URTI*
|
6307
|
8.5
|
1122
|
20.0
|
530
|
17.3
|
|
acute bronchitis/bronchiolitis
|
2269
|
3.0
|
1002
|
17.9
|
406
|
13.3
|
|
pneumonia
|
679
|
0.9
|
254
|
4.5
|
129
|
4.2
|
|
allergic rhinitis
|
1983
|
2.7
|
394
|
7.0
|
223
|
7.3
|
|
Number of contacts with GP
|
|
0
|
22784
|
30.5
|
240
|
4.3
|
0
|
0
|
|
1–2
|
26725
|
35.8
|
1314
|
23.4
|
658
|
21.5
|
|
≥3
|
25071
|
33.6
|
4051
|
72.3
|
2406
|
78.5
|
|
Oral corticosteroid use
|
337
|
0.5
|
188
|
3.4
|
143
|
4.7
|
|
At least 1 parent with doctor-diagnosed asthma^
|
3106
|
4.3
|
483
|
8.9
|
312
|
10.5
|
- * URTI = Upper Respiratory Tract Infection
- ^ Based on data from 96% of the study population due to missing values (N = 71712)
