Table 1 Socio-demographic and clinical characteristics of the studied patients
From: Quality of life and its relation to pediatric asthma severity
Baseline characteristics (N = 30) | Values |
|---|---|
Age, years (mean ± SD) | 8.18 ± 5.57 |
Range | 7 − 17 |
7–12 | 27 (90%) |
13–17 | 3 (10%) |
Sex (%) | |
Male | 20 (66.7) |
Female | 10 (33.3) |
Residency | |
Urban | 17 (56.7) |
Rural | 13 (43.3) |
Gilan score (mean ± SD) | 46.30 ± 14.57 |
Range | 22 − 68 |
Very low (less than 30) | 3 (10.0%) |
Low (30–40) | 9 (30.0%) |
Middle (41–60) | 16 (53.3%) |
High (61–84) | 2 (6.7%) |
Paternal consanguinity (%) | 7 (23.3) |
Family history of atopy (%) | 25 (83.3%) |
Body mass index | 16.76 ± 3.03 |
Range | 13.6 – 27.9 |
Age of symptoms onset (year) | 3.85 ± 1.21 |
Range | 0.25 − 5 |
Age at diagnosis (year) (%) | 5.15 ± 2.45 |
Range | 1.5 − 7 |
Duration of asthma (year) | 4.48 ± 2.097 |
Range | 0.1 − 11.5 |
Asthma control (%) | |
Controlled asthma | 15 (50.0%) |
Uncontrolled asthma | 15 (50.0%) |
Asthma severity (%) | |
Mild | 8 (26.6%) |
Moderate | 11 (36.7%) |
Severe | 11 (36.7%) |
Asthma comorbidities (%) | |
Allergic rhinitis | 14 (46.7%) |
Eczema | 8 (26.7%) |
Food allergy | 6 (20.0%) |