Table 1: Baseline characteristics in young adults and older adults.

Finding Young Adults:
18-59 years (n = 74)
Older Adults:
≥ 60 years (n = 30)
Overall p
n % n % n %
Last month treatment schedule includes corticosteroids 50 67.5 18 60.0 68 65.4 0.46
Use of rescue inhaled B2 last month 45 61.0 23 77.0 68 65.4 0.12
Attended the emergency room in the last month for asthma 12 16.0 2 7.0 14 13.5 0.19
Wheezing in the consultation 36 48.6 15 50.0 51 49.0 0.9
p50 IQR p50 IQR p50 IQR p
Attack in the last month 2 2 1 1 2 1 0.59
Symptom-free days in the last month 15 6.0 16.5 8.0 15.0 6.5 0.35

p50: 50th percentile; IQR: Interquartile range (p75-p25); p: p value.