Characteristic | Patients with asthma | Patients without asthma | P-Value* |
---|---|---|---|
No. (%) (n = 137) | No. (%) (n = 336) | ||
Female | 81 (59) | 175/334 (52) | 0.07 |
Median age in years (range) | 27 (3 – 80) | 30 (2 – 87) | 0.15 |
Age 2–17 years | 54 (39) | 100 (30) | 0.04 |
Age group | 0.08 | ||
2–9 years | 28 (20) | 54 (16) | 0.26 |
10–17 years | 26 (19) | 46 (14) | 0.15 |
18–49 years | 58 (42) | 160 (48) | 0.30 |
≥50 years | 25(18) | 76 (23) | 0.29 |
Race and ethnicity | 0.17 | ||
Non-Hispanic White | 47 (34) | 137 (41) | 0.19 |
Black | 40 (29) | 60 (18) | <0.01 |
Hispanic | 28 (20) | 78 (23) | 0.51 |
Unspecified | 15 (11) | 40 (12) | 0.77 |
Other† | 7 (4) | 18 (5) | 0.91 |