Characteristics of the study subjects
| Mean (SD) age of adults (years) | 40.2 (14.5) |
|---|---|
| Mean (SD) age of children (years) | 12.6 (4.7) |
| No. (%) of asthmatic children (% of all children) | 113 (21%) |
| No. (%) of asthmatic adults (% of all adults) | 66 (14.5%) |
| Total no. of asthmatic subjects (% of population) | 179 (18%) |
| No. (%) of subjects with “attacks of wheezing and whistling” | 211 (21%) |
| No. (%) of subjects with physician diagnosed asthma | 206 (20%) |
| No. (%) of subjects taking inhaled bronchodilators | 115 (11%) |
| No. (%) of subjects taking inhaled or oral steroids | 41 (4%) |
| No. (%) of subjects who ever smoked | 240 (24%) |
| No. (%) of asthmatics who ever smoked | 38 (21.5%) |
| Geometric mean IgE (kU/l) in asthmatics | 130.3 |
| Geometic mean IgE (kU/l) in non-asthmatics | 37.3 |