Table 1 Socio-demographics and clinical characteristics of the participants (N = 396)
Variables | Variables category | Total sample (N = 396) |
|---|---|---|
Sex | Male | 158 (39.9) |
Female | 138 (60.1) | |
Age (± SD) | 49.4 (± 15.8) | |
Residency | Rural | 106 (26.8) |
Urban | 290 (73.2) | |
Marital status | Single | 39(9.8) |
Married | 286 (72.2) | |
Divorced | 16 (4) | |
Window | 55 (13.9) | |
Educational status | Unable to read or write | 166 (41.9) |
Grade 1-8th | 70 (17.7) | |
Grade 9-12th | 87 (22) | |
Above grade 12th | 73 (18.4) | |
Employment status | Employed | 185 (46.7) |
Student | 41 (10.4) | |
Homemaker | 107 (27) | |
Farmer | 63 (15.9) | |
Biomass fuel use | Yes | 351(88.6) |
No | 45 (11.4) | |
Smoking history | Yes | 15 (3.8) |
No | 381 (96.2) | |
How do you get healthcare service | Free | 77 (19.4) |
Insurance | 147 (42.2) | |
Payment | 152 (38.4) | |
Comorbidity | Present | 152 (38.4) |
Absent | 244 (61.6) | |
Mean score (± SD) of CCI | 2.4 (1.39) | |
CCI category | Mild | 237 (59.8) |
Moderate | 126 (31.8) | |
Sever | 33 (8.3) | |
Asthma severity | Intermittent | 25 (6.3) |
Mild persistent | 102 (25.8) | |
Moderate persistent | 226 (57.1) | |
Sever persistent | 43 (10.9) | |
Duration on asthma medication, mean (± SD) year | 5.3 (5.8) | |
ACT score, mean (± SD) | 16.3 (4.1) | |
FEV1, percentage predicted, mean (± SD) | 74.3 (5.2) | |
FVC, percentage predicted, mean (± SD) | 78 (5.78) | |
FEV1/FVC, percentage predicted, mean (± SD) | 82 (9.46) | |