Table 5 Prevalence of Asthma Symptoms and Other Allergic Conditions According to Region and Active smoking
From: Prevalence of asthma and other allergic conditions in adults in Khuzestan, southwest Iran, 2018
Asthma symptoms and other allergic conditions | Region | Active smoking | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Urban | Rural | P-value¥ | Yes | NO | P-value¥ | |||||
Yes | %a (95% CI) | Yes | %a(95% CI) | Yes | %a(95% CI) | Yes | %a(95% CI) | |||
Asthma-like symptoms | 968 | 19.7 (16.3–23.2) | 91 | 13.7(7.4–20.0) | 0.133 | 201 | 23.1(18.6–27.6) | 839 | 18.0(14.8–21.2) | 0.010* |
Wheezing | 670 | 13.7 (11.2–16.3) | 58 | 8.9(4.3–13.5) | 0.110 | 150 | 17.3(13.5–21.1) | 560 | 12.0(9.7–14.4) | 0.002* |
Wheezing with shortness of breath | 625 | 13.0 (10.8–15.2) | 49 | 7.1(4.2–10.0) | 0.005* | 121 | 14.1(11.1-17.2) | 538 | 11.7(9.6–13.7) | 0.107 |
Wheezing in the absence of a cold | 608 | 12.8 (10.5–15.1) | 48 | 7.1(4.0–10.2) | 0.012* | 117 | 13.8(10.7-17.0) | 527 | 11.5(9.4–13.7) | 0.132 |
Waking with tightness in the chest | 630 | 12.8 (10.5–15.1) | 60 | 8.9(5.3–12.5) | 0.102 | 125 | 14.4(11.2–17.5) | 554 | 11.8(9.6–14.0) | 0.106 |
Woken by an attack of breathlessness | 528 | 10.7 (8.8–12.6) | 52 | 7.6(4.6–10.7) | 0.129 | 104 | 12.0(9.3–14.6) | 466 | 9.9(8.1–11.7) | 0.115 |
Woken by attack of cough | 706 | 14.2 (11.8–16.7) | 62 | 9.1(5.6–12.6) | 0.033* | 143 | 16.4(13.1-19.7) | 613 | 12.9(10.6–15.3) | 0.033* |
Current asthma | 447 | 9.1 (7.4–10.8) | 31 | 4.5(2.3–6.8) | 0.008* | 103 | 11.9(9.1-14.7) | 367 | 7.8(6.1–9.4) | 0.004* |
Asthma attack | 385 | 7.8 (6.2–9.4) | 25 | 3.5(1.6–5.5) | 0.006* | 84 | 9.7(7.2-12.2) | 321 | 6.8(5.2–8.4) | 0.030* |
Medications for asthma | 387 | 7.9 (6.4–9.4) | 30 | 4.4(2.2–6.5) | 0.026* | 85 | 9.8(7.4-12.3) | 326 | 6.9(5.4–8.4) | 0.026* |
Physician-confirmed asthma | 329 | 6.7 (5.5–7.9) | 30 | 4.5(1.9–7.2) | 0.204 | 72 | 8.3(6.1–10.6) | 280 | 6.0(4.8–7.1) | 0.031* |
Allergic Rhinitis | 1323 | 26.7 (24.5–29.0) | 190 | 27.1(21.4–32.7) | 0.907 | 286 | 32.8(29.0–36.7) | 1209 | 25.5(23.3–27.7) | < 0.001* |
Airway hyperresponsiveness | 1913 | 38.3 (34.5–42.2) | 277 | 40.8(30.9–50.7) | 0.646 | 393 | 44.6(39.5–49.7) | 1767 | 37.3(33.5–41.1) | 0.006* |
Eczema | 510 | 10.3 (8.7–12.0) | 95 | 13.5(9.8–17.2) | 0.099 | 121 | 13.7(10.9–16.4) | 472 | 10.0(8.5–11.6) | 0.005* |