Age >10 years | 35.3 |
Boys | 64.1 |
Father's occupation | |
Manager | 8.9 |
Clerk | 53.7 |
Manual labourer | 20.3 |
Other | 17.1 |
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Atopic | 93.1 |
Sensitised to mites | 79.3 |
Sensitised to cats or dogs | 33.3 |
Sensitised to pollen | 54.1 |
Sensitised to moulds | 20.8 |
Perennial asthma (with or without seasonal exacerbations) | 59.9 |
Perennial allergic rhinitis (with or without seasonal AR) | 51.2 |
Seasonal allergic rhinitis (with or without perennial AR) | 19.3 |
Atopic dermatitis | 34.3 |
Family history of asthma | |
Father | 19.6 |
Mother | 24.7 |
Siblings | 17.7 |
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Gas used for cooking | 89.0 |
Moulds on walls within the home | 16.3 |
Dog within the home | 34.1 |
Cat within the home | 17.1 |
Wall to wall carpets | 58.4 |
Woollen mattress | 13.1 |
Allergy proof mattress cover | 6.0 |
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Passive smoking | |
At least one smoker within the home | 35.8 |
Mother smoking within the home | 21.2 |
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Compliance | |
Understands how medication works | 67.1 |
Does not forget to take the drugs | 34.1 |
Takes the prescribed doses | 52.1 |
Adequate technique for use of inhalers | 48.5 |