Diagnosis, symptoms, use of services, and quality of life factor (%) by deprivation
| Deprivation quartile | p value | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||
| *Data related to children reporting asthma or lifetime wheeze. | |||||
| Diagnosis/symptoms | n = 1085 | n = 1162 | n = 1054 | n = 997 | |
| Asthma reported | 23.6 | 25.0 | 24.8 | 25.1 | 0.635 |
| Eczema reported | 26.3 | 29.3 | 24.1 | 19.6 | 0.008 |
| Hay fever reported | 34.3 | 34.5 | 33.3 | 34.4 | 0.928 |
| Wheeze in last 12 months | 26.1 | 26.8 | 31.1 | 27.1 | 0.406 |
| Intermittent itchy flexural rash in last 12 months | 11.6 | 13.2 | 11.8 | 11.2 | 0.734 |
| Rhinoconjunctivitis in last 12 months | 15.5 | 13.0 | 15.9 | 17.3 | 0.220 |
| Sleep disturbance | 1.9 | 3.1 | 4.8 | 4.4 | 0.004 |
| Speech limitation | 5.6 | 6.0 | 7.3 | 7.9 | 0.072 |
| Severe wheeze (4+ attacks) | 7.0 | 6.2 | 6.4 | 5.5 | 0.321 |
| Treatment in last 12 months for wheeze/asthma | 18.2 | 18.5 | 19.7 | 19.7 | 0.286 |
| Use of services in last 12 months* | n = 509 | n = 566 | n = 543 | n = 471 | |
| Doctor visit | 7.7 | 9.4 | 11.8 | 13.0 | 0.007 |
| Hospital admissions | 5.7 | 4.6 | 8.1 | 7.0 | 0.090 |
| Visit to A&E | 6.9 | 7.1 | 10.9 | 10.8 | 0.011 |
| Impact on activity* | |||||
| Missed school for any reason in last 12 months | 79.2 | 83.0 | 85.8 | 86.4 | 0.003 |
| Missed school because of asthma and wheeze in last 12 months | 18.9 | 23.3 | 23.4 | 30.8 | 0.001 |
| Interfered ever with PE | 30.3 | 31.4 | 33.7 | 32.9 | 0.140 |
| Interfered with home activities | 7.1 | 7.8 | 10.1 | 7.6 | 0.312 |