Table 2 Demographic characteristics of children with asthma [N = 100] and children without asthma [N = 100]
From: Parents are poor at labelling wheeze in children: a cross-sectional study
Characteristics | Asthmatics | Controls | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
N (%) | N (%) | ||
Female | 35 (35) | 45 (45) | 0.149 |
Male | 65 (65) | 55 (55) | |
Race | |||
Malay | 65 (65) | 67 (67) | |
Chinese | 8 (8) | 18 (18) | 0.057 |
Indian | 24 (24) | 14 (14) | |
Others | 3 (3) | 1 (1) | |
Age | |||
Years (median) | 6.96 | 4.24 | 0.204 |
(range) | (4.04–11.37) | (1.44–8.75) | |
Respondent | |||
Mother | 77 (77) | 83 (83) | 0.301 |
Father | 20 (20) | 16 (16) | |
Others | 3 (3) | 1 (1) | |
Respondent’s education level | |||
Primary | 1 (1) | 1 (1) | 0.56a |
Secondary | 52 (52) | 54 (54) | |
Tertiary | 48 (48) | 44 (44) | |
Respondent’s role as caregiver | |||
Main caregiver | 95 (95) | 96 (96) | 1.00a |
Not main caregiver | 5 (5) | 4 (4) | |
Respondent’s language | |||
English | 33 (33) | 24 (24) | 0.159 |
Malay | 67 (67) | 76 (76) |