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Table 3 Numbers and proportions of patients with controlled and uncontrolled asthma in each demographic parameter

From: Epidemiology of comorbidities and their association with asthma control

 

Controlled

Uncontrolled

p values*

Gender

Male (n = 4059)

2858 (70%)

1201 (30%)

0.0000

Female (n = 8684)

5462 (63%)

3222 (37%)

Age group

18–30 (n = 1261)

931 (74%)

330 (26%)

0.0000

31–45 (n = 2466)

1812 (73%)

654 (27%)

46–65 (n = 5687)

3437 (60%)

2250 (40%)

 > 65 (n = 3329)

2140 (64%)

1189 (36%)

BMI

Underweight (n = 228)

145 (64%)

83 (36%)

0.0000

Normal (n = 3475)

2419 (70%)

1056 (30%)

Overweight (n = 4465)

2967 (66%)

1498 (34%)

Obese (n = 3009)

1900 (63%)

1109 (37%)

Severly obese (n = 1566)

889 (57%)

677 (43%)

Smoking amount

Non smoker (n = 8432)

5759 (68%)

2673 (32%)

0.0000

 < 10 pack-years (n = 2077)

1356 (65%)

721 (35%)

 ≥ 10 pack-years (n = 2234)

1205 (54%)

1029 (46%)

Smoking status

Active smoker (n = 1669)

963 (58%)

706 (42%)

0.0000

Ex-smoker (n = 2588)

1568 (61%)

1020 (39%)

Non smoker (n = 8486)

5789 (68%)

2697 (32%)

Time since diagnosis

0–5 years (n = 4222)

2915 (69%)

1307 (31%)

0.0000

6–10 years (n = 3174)

2047 (64%)

1127 (36%)

11–20 years (n = 3617)

2326 (64%)

1291 (36%)

 > 20 years (n = 1702)

1014 (60%)

688 (40%)