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 |