Table 1 Demographic characteristics and comorbidities of asthmatics and healthy controls
From: A nationwide study of asthma correlates among adolescents in Saudi Arabia
| Â | All | Non-asthmatic | Asthmatic | Â | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
(n = 11,348) % | (n = 10,412) % | (n = 936) % | p-value | ||
Demographics | |||||
Age (years) | Between 10 and 14 | 3209 (28.4) | 2930 (28.2) | 279 (29.9) | 0.28 |
Between 15 and 18 | 8101 (71.6) | 7447 (71.8) | 654 (70.1) | ||
Gender | Male | 5808 (51.2) | 5197 (49.9) | 611 (65.3) | < 0.001 |
Female | 5540 (48.8) | 5215 (50.1) | 325 (34.7) | ||
Nationality | Saudi | 9632 (87.3) | 8794 (87.0) | 838 (90.7) | 0.001 |
Non Saudi | 1400 (12.7) | 1314 (13.0) | 86 (9.3) | ||
Father’s level of education: high school and above |  | 5785 (59.4) | 5343 (59.8) | 442 (54.6) | 0.003 |
Mother’s level of education: high school and above |  | 4563 (45.1) | 4213 (45.3) | 350 (42.7) | 0.16 |
Monthly income for family ≤15,000 SAR |  | 4165 (71.0) | 3768 (70.7) | 397 (74.8) | 0.05 |
Comorbidities | |||||
Diabetes | Â | 76 (0.7) | 70 (0.7) | 6 (0.7) | 0.95 |
Hematological disorder | Â | 419 (3.7) | 374 (3.6) | 45 (4.9) | 0.05 |
Allergies other than asthma |  | 531 (4.7) | 418 (4.0) | 113 (12.2) | < 0.001 |
Genitourinary | Â | 137 (1.2) | 116 (1.1) | 21 (2.3) | 0.002 |
BMI | Underweight | 1704 (15.1) | 1559 (15.1) | 145 (15.6) | < 0.001 |
Healthy weight | 6190 (54.9) | 5769 (55.7) | 421 (45.2) | Â | |
Overweight | 1603 (14.2) | 1460 (14.1) | 143 (15.3) | Â | |
Obese | 1788 (15.8) | 1565 (15.1) | 223 (23.9) | Â | |