Table 3 Prevalence of Asthma Symptoms and Other Allergic Conditions According to Age
From: Prevalence of asthma and other allergic conditions in adults in Khuzestan, southwest Iran, 2018
Asthma symptoms and other allergic conditions | Age (years) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20–29 | 30–44 | 45–65 | P-value¥ | ||||
Yes | %a (95% CI) | Yes | %a (95% CI) | Yes | %a (95% CI) | ||
Asthma-like symptoms | 353 | 15.8(12.7–18.9) | 397 | 18.0(14.6–21.3) | 309 | 26.8(22.5–31.2) | < 0.001* |
Wheezing | 247 | 11.1(8.6-13.5) | 273 | 12.4(9.8–15.0) | 208 | 18.2(14.9–21.6) | < 0.001* |
Wheezing with shortness of breath | 223 | 10.1(8.1–12.2) | 259 | 11.9(9.6–14.3) | 192 | 16.9(14.1–19.7) | < 0.001* |
Wheezing in the absence of a cold | 211 | 9.7(7.8–11.7) | 241 | 11.2(8.9–13.5) | 204 | 18.0(14.7–21.4) | < 0.001* |
Waking with tightness in the chest | 218 | 9.7(7.6–11.8) | 269 | 12.2(9.7–14.6) | 203 | 17.3(14.3–20.3) | < 0.001* |
Woken by an attack of breathlessness | 191 | 8.5(6.7–10.3) | 211 | 9.5(7.5–11.5) | 178 | 15.2(12.4–18.0) | < 0.001* |
Woken by attack of cough | 250 | 11.1(8.9–13.4) | 289 | 12.9(10.3–15.6) | 229 | 19.5(16.3–22.8) | < 0.001* |
Current asthma | 162 | 7.2(5.6–8.9) | 185 | 8.3(6.5–10.1) | 131 | 11.3(9.0–13.7) | < 0.001* |
Asthma attack | 139 | 6.2(4.7–7.8) | 158 | 7.0(5.3–8.8) | 113 | 9.7(7.6–11.8) | 0.001* |
Medications for asthma | 139 | 6.2(4.8–7.6) | 158 | 7.1(5.4–8.7) | 120 | 10.4(8.3–12.4) | < 0.001* |
Physician-confirmed asthma | 122 | 5.5(4.1–6.9) | 136 | 6.1(4.7–7.6) | 101 | 8.7(7.0–10.4) | 0.005* |
Allergic Rhinitis | 710 | 31.6(28.4–34.7) | 553 | 24.7(22.2–27.2) | 281 | 23.9(21.1–26.8) | < 0.001* |
Airway hyperresponsiveness | 956 | 42.2(38.1–46.3) | 795 | 35.8(31.7–39.9) | 439 | 37.3(32.7–41.9) | 0.001* |
Eczema | 276 | 12.3 (10.2–14.4) | 209 | 9.4(7.7–11.0) | 120 | 10.3(8.0–12.6) | 0.012* |