Table 1 Demographic, clinical and socioeconomic characteristics of the patients included (N = 81)
From: Cost-effectiveness analysis of a state funded programme for control of severe asthma
Age (average +/- SD) | 45 ± 16 |
Ethnicity (n/%) | |
Caucasian | 10 (14) |
African descendents | 64 (86) |
Female gender (n/%) | 68 (84) |
Occupation (n/%) | |
Employed | 29 (35) |
Unemployed | 14 (17) |
Housewife | 15 (19) |
Retired | 12 (15) |
Student | 11 (14) |
City of residence (n/%) | |
Salvador | 76 (94) |
Surrounding cities | 5 (6) |
Education (n/%) | |
Illiterate | 14 (18) |
Middle School completed | 40 (50) |
High School completed | 22 (27) |
University completed | 4 (5) |
Private health insurance holders (n/%) | 13 (16) |
Presence of comorbities (n/%) | 17 (22) |
Duration of diagnosis of asthma in years (average +/- SD) | 26 ± 17 |
Asthma's restrictions of the patient's or families activity (n/%) | |
School absence | 9 (11) |
Never worked due to asthma | 5 (6) |
Early retirement due to asthma | 4 (5) |
Loss of job by the patient or family | 33 (41) |
Family annual income (US$) (median/quartiles) | 2768 (1912/4033) |