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Table 2 Patients characteristics

From: The presentation of a short adapted questionnaire to measure asthma knowledge of parents

Variable

No. of Patients, %

Age, years

 0–5

74 (26.2)

 6–12

124 (43.8)

 13–18

85 (30.0)

Sex

 Male

173 (61.1)

 Female

110 (38.9)

Mother’s educational level

 No education

1 (0.4)

 Primary and secondary school

5 (1.8)

 High school

42 (14.8)

 Professional education

110 (38.9)

 Bachelor degree

97 (34.3)

 Master degree

27 (9.5)

Father’s educational level

 No education

3 (1.1)

 Primary and secondary school

7 (2.5)

 High school

54 (19.1)

 Professional education

103 (36.4)

 Bachelor degree

63 (22.3)

 Master degree

50 (17.7)

Native country responder

 The Netherlands

266 (94.0)

 Morocco

10 (3.5)

 Other than above

7 (2.5)

 

Mean (SD)

Duration airway problems in our hospital (years)

5.0 (4.36)

Time since diagnosis (years)

5.42 (4.54)

Severity of asthma according to the parents (0–10)

4.28 (1.97)