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Table 1 Socio-demographic characteristics, cigarette smoking status and exposure to environmental tobacco smoke at home and prevalence of self-reported asthmaa among participants. October 2015 (N = 746)

From: Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke and prevalence of asthma among adolescents in a middle eastern country

Characteristics

n

%

Type of school

 Government

594

79.0

 Private

157

21.0

Age, mean (SD)

16.78 (0.68)

 

Gender

 Male

372

49.9

 Female

374

50.1

Nationality

 Kuwaiti

552

74.8

 Non-Kuwaiti

186

25.2

Income (Kuwaiti Dinars)

  < 500

32

4.7

 500–1000

126

18.3

 1001–1500

144

20.9

 1501–2000

105

15.3

  > 2000

281

40.8

Respondent smoking status (cigarettes per day)

 None

643

87.6

 Less than 10

45

6.1

 10 or More

46

6.3

Smoking duration

  < 1 year

13

14.6

 Between 1 and 2 years

21

23.6

  > 2 years

55

61.8

Smokers at home

 None

338

45.9

 One or more

398

54.1

ETS exposure at public places (hours per week)

  < 3

336

47.7

 3 to 6

205

29.1

 6 to 9

75

10.6

  > 9

89

12.6

Wheezing ever

 Yes

197

26.2

 No

554

73.8

Wheezing in the last 12 months

 Yes

151

20.1

 No

600

79.9

Physician-diagnosed asthma

 Yes

123

16.4

 No

628

83.6

Self-reported asthma status

 Yes

154

20.5

 No

597

79.5

  1. a Diagnosed as per ISAAC criteria