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Table 4 Prevalence of asthma and wheeze by gender

From: Comparison of prevalence and severity of asthma among adolescents in the Caribbean islands of Trinidad and Tobago: results of a nationwide cross-sectional survey

 

Trinidad, %

Tobago, %

Asthma Ever

Boys

5.4

6.7

Girls

7.4

6.7

 

*RR 0.73 (0.56–0.95)

*RR 1.0 (0.68–1.47)

Wheeze Ever

Boys

10.2

11.6

Girls

13.9

12.5

 

*RR 0.74 (0.61–0.89)

*RR 0.98 (0.70–1.22)

Wheeze in past yr

Boys

5.3

5.7

Girls

7.8

7.7

 

*RR 0.68 (0.53–0.89)

*RR 0.74 (0.50–1.10)

  1. * Relative Risk of symptom between boys and girls (referent) in the individual islands