Table 1 Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of the Study Cohort
Demographic Characteristic | ||
Age (years) | Mean ± SE | 32 ± 0.48 |
Asthma chronicity (years) | Mean ± SE | 11 ± 0.64 |
Months of gestation | Median | 7.00 |
Current pregnancy | (131) 77.2% | |
Asthma symptoms during any pregnancy | (136) 79.5% | |
Educational level | Below university | (89) 52% |
University and above | (82) 48% | |
In employment | (57) 33.3% | |
Asthma medications: | ||
Short-acting β-agonist | (149) 87.1% | |
Combination therapy (inhaled corticosteroids/long-acting β-agonist) | (92) 53.8% | |
Leukotriene-receptor antagonist | (1) 0.6% | |
Inhaled corticosteroids alone | (11) 6.4% | |
Theophylline | (0) | |
Prednisone | (5) 2.9% | |
Ant-IgE | (0) | |
No prescribed treatment | (1) 0.6% | |