Kandy (95% CI) | Anuradhapura (95% CI) | P***value | |
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6–7 Years | |||
Asthma ever* | |||
Current wheeze | 12% n = 179 (10.44–13.75) | 9.9% n = 217 (8.72–11.22) | 0.008 |
Wheezing ever | 18.4% n = 274 (16.57–20.52) | 15.1% n = 328 (13.66–16.67) | P < 0.001 |
Asthma ever | 8.3% n = 124 (7.0–9.81) | 5.6% n = 122 (4.71–6.65) | P < 0.001 |
Asthma confirmed by a doctor* | 58.1% n = 72 (49.26–66.38) | 74.6% n = 91** (66.16–81.52) | P < 0.001 |
Symptoms in past 12 months** | |||
Asthma attacks | 97.8% n = 175 (94.20–99.33) | 93.5% n = 203 (89.38–96.20) | 0.034 |
Night Awaking | 73.2% n = 131 (66.24–79.15) | 53% n = 115 (46.36–59.53) | 0.058 |
Severe wheeze | 3.9% n = 7 (1.76–8.00) | 11.06% n = 24 (7.49–15.98) | 0.027 |
Exercise wheeze | 95.5% n = 171 (91.29–97.86) | 46.1% n = 100 (39.58–52.73) | P < 0.001 |
13–14 years | |||
Current wheeze | 15.3% n = 259 (13.66–17.09) | 14.9% n = 446 (13.67–16.22) | P < 0.001 |
Wheezing ever | 21.9% n = 371 (20.00–23.93) | 19.9% n = 594 (18.54–21.40) | P < 0.001 |
Asthma ever | 12.6% n = 214 (11.11–14.27) | 10.5% n = 314 (9.45–11.65) | P < 0.001 |
Asthma confirmed by a doctor* | 82.2% n = 176 (76.54–86.81) | 77.4% n = 243** (72.4–81.68) | P < 0.001 |
Symptoms in past 12 months** | |||
Asthma attacks | 86.1% n = 223 (81.33–89.82) | 89.1% n = 397 (85.75–91.61) | P < 0.001 |
Night Awaking | 44.4% n = 115 (38.48–50.49) | 50.1% n = 232 (47.38–56.62) | P < 0.001 |
Severe wheeze | 9.3% n = 24 (6.26–13.47) | 11.2% n = 50 (8.59–14.49) | 0.007 |
Exercise wheeze | 38.6% n = 100 (32.89–44.67) | 51.1% n = 228 (46.49–55.73) | P < 0.001 |