Table 1

Symptom scoring explanation as provided to study participants

SymptomScoreDescription
Night wheeze 0None
1Slight—slept well but slightly  wheezy
2Moderate—sleep disturbed by  wheeze
3Severe—awake most of the  night
Night cough0None
1Slight—slept well but cough at  times
2Moderate—sleep disturbed by  cough
3Severe—awake most of the  night
Day wheeze0None
1Less than 3 times a day, brief  and helped by inhalers
2More than 3 times a day, brief  and helped by inhalers
3Persistent symptoms lasting  longer than 2 hours
Day cough0None
1Less than 3 times a day, brief  and helped by inhalers
2More than 3 times a day, brief  and helped by inhalers
3Persistent symptoms lasting  longer than 2 hours
Activities0No limitation
1Any limitation—for example,  exercise induced wheeze or  cough
2Daily routine modified—for  example, missed school or  exercise