Table 2 Clinical characteristics (N = 46)
Asthma control | |
cACT, mean (SD) | 20.9 (3.6) |
cACT <20 (uncontrolled), N (%) | 18 (40.0) |
Uncontrolled in last 30 days, N (%) | |
Day symptoms | 17 (37.0) |
Night symptoms | 23 (50.0) |
Excess quick reliever use | 16 (34.8) |
Activity limitations | 16 (34.8) |
Healthcare utilization for asthma over last 12 months, N (%) | |
Emergency room | 15 (32.6) |
Hospitalization | 6 (13.0) |
Prednisone/prednisolone use | 12 (26.1) |
Medications | |
Have a quick relief medication, N (%) | 29 (63.0) |
Have an inhaled corticosteroid, N (%) | 20 (43.0) |
Puffs/day inhaled corticosteroid, median (25th, 75th percentile) | 0.6 (0.2, 1.4) |
Have a spacer, N (%) | 16 (34.8) |
Percent correct technique, mean (SD) | 58 (18.3) |
Tobacco exposure, N (%) | |
Self-reported smoker in the home | 21 (45.7) |
Cotinine level >1.0 | 11 (23.9) |
Home triggers, N (%) | |
Working vacuum | 23 (50.0) |
Dogs | 17 (37.0) |
Cats | 4 (8.7) |
Problem with roaches | 18 (39.1) |
Problem with rats/mice | 14 (30.4) |
Problem with mold | 22 (47.8) |
Allergen sensitivity, N (%) | |
Dog | 6 (18.0) |
Cat | 8 (24.0) |
Dust mite 1 (D. pteronyssinus) | 14 (42.0) |
Dust mite 2 (D. farina) | 13 (39.0) |
Child anthropometrics | |
Overweight (BMI 85–95%), N (%) | 7 (15) |
Obese (BMI ≥95%), N (%) | 39 (84) |
Child,a N (%) | |
Hemoglobin A1c borderline high (5.7–6.4) | 16 (36) |
Hemoglobin A1c elevated (≥6.5) | 1 (2) |
LDL cholesterol borderline high (110–129) | 4 (9) |
LDL cholesterol elevated (≥130) | 6 (13) |
HDL cholesterol borderline low (40–45) | 8 (18) |
HDL cholesterol low (<40) | 18 (40) |
Triglycerides borderline highb | 6 (13) |
Triglycerides elevatedb | 29 (64) |
Child physical activity | |
Minutes of moderate/vigorous physical activity, median (25th, 75th percentile) | 39 (29,59) |
Physical activity 60 min/day, N (%) | 10 (21.7) |
Self-reported physical activity,c mean (SD) | 2.8 (0.7) |
Caregiver obese (BMI ≥30), N (%) | 28 (60.9) |
Caregiver,d N (%) | |
Hemoglobin A1c elevated (≥6.5) | 10 (31) |
LDL cholesterol elevated (≥160) | 2 (5) |
HDL cholesterol low (<40) | 10 (23) |
Triglycerides elevated (≥200) | 17 (39) |
Child screen time >2 hrs/day, N (%) | 43 (93.5) |
Child seems to stop breathing at night (obstructive sleep apnea), N (%) | 10 (21.7) |
Food security, N (%) | |
Marginal | 10 (23.0) |
Low/very low | 23 (50.0) |
Percent of home food obesogenic, mean (SD) | 35 (14) |
Self-reported family nutrition in high risk category, N (%) | 14 (30.4) |