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Table 1 Ethnic differences in the characteristics of the children

From: Suboptimal asthma care for immigrant children: results of an audit study

Characteristics

Total (n = 35)

ethnic Dutch (n = 12)

Surinamese/Antillean (n = 12)

'Other non-western' (n = 11)

χ2 (p-value)

Age in years* (n = 35)

10 (8–12)

10.5 (6.25–14.25)

10.5 (8.25–13.00)

9 (6–10)

3.182 (0.204)

Gender (n = 35)

    

3.914 (0.141)

   Female

51.4%

58.3%

66.7%

27.3%

 

   Male

48.6%

41.7%

33.3%

72.7%

 

Severity of symptoms (n = 29)

    

1.824 (0.768)

   Mild

44.8%

55.6%

41.7%

37.5%

 

   Intermittent

27.6%

11.1%

33.3%

37.5%

 

   Persistent

27.6%

33.3%

25.0%

25.0%

 

Health professionals (n = 35)

    

4.996 (0.288)

   GP

51.4%

66.7%

41.7%

45.5%

 

   GP & specialist

17.1%

0.0%

33.3%

18.2%

 

   Specialist

31.4%

33.3%

25.0%

36.4%

 
  1. * Medians with Interquartile Range, analyzed with Kruskal-Wallis test