Prevalence (%) of asthma, asthma symptoms, and asthma medication use in preschool children in Lismore and Wagga Wagga
| Lismore (n=383) | Wagga Wagga (n=591) | |||
| Asthma diagnosed ever | 30.0 (25.4 to 34.6) | 27.3 (23.7 to 30.9) | ||
| Asthma symptoms in last 12 months: | ||||
| Wheeze | 30.8 (26.2 to 35.4) | 28.8 (25.1 to 32.4) | ||
| Cough or wheeze | 38.6 (33.8 to 43.5) | 37.2 (33.3 to 41.1) | ||
| Asthma medication used in last 12 months: | ||||
| β2agonist | 30.3 (25.7 to 34.9) | 24.4 (20.9 to 27.8)2-150 | ||
| Corticosteroid or sodium cromoglycate | 15.4 (11.8 to 19.0) | 12.2 (9.5 to 14.8) | ||
| Any asthma medication | 30.8 (26.2 to 35.4) | 25.4 (21.9 to 28.9) | ||
| Recent asthma (diagnosed asthma and recent symptomsand recent medications) | 21.7 (17.5 to 25.8) | 18.1 (15.0 to 21.2) | ||
| Recent untreated asthma (diagnosed asthma and recent symptoms but no recent medications) | 1.8 (0.5 to 3.1) | 3.2 (1.8 to 4.6) | ||
| Recent asthma symptoms without diagnosis or recent medications | 11.0 (7.9 to 14.1) | 12.4 (9.7 to 15.1) | ||
| Diagnosed asthmaor recent symptomsor recent medications | 48.3 (43.3 to 53.3) | 45.0 (41.0 to 49.0) | ||
| Ever admitted to hospital for asthma | 6.3 (4.8 to 7.8) | 5.9 (4.4 to 7.4) | ||
↵2-150 p<0.05 v Lismore (χ2test).