Screening survey data (morbidity)
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Attacks of asthma or wheezing in last year | 12.9 | 17.8 | 1.39 (1.23 to 1.56)*** |
Frequent attacks in last year‡ | 2.6 | 4.0 | 1.54 (1.16 to 2.03)** |
Attacks causing school absence in last year | 8.4 | 9.9 | 1.18 (1.01 to 1.39)* |
Asthma diagnosis with attacks in last year | 7.8 | 13.8 | 1.76 (1.51 to 2.04)*** |
Previous attacks but not in the last year | 8.0 | 13.5 | 1.69 (1.45 to 1.96)*** |
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Home interview data (morbidity)
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Severe speech limiting attacks in last year | 1.20 | 2.70 | 2.25 (1.34 to 3.77)** |
Waking at night in last year with wheeze | 7.56 | 10.25 | 1.36 (1.07 to 1.72)* |
Atopic wheezing in the last year§ | 8.10 | 14.58 | 1.80 (1.46 to 2.22)*** |
Non-atopic wheezing in the last year§ | 4.77 | 3.26 | 0.68 (0.47 to 1.00)* |
Wheezing triggered only by colds | 1.28 | 1.62 | 1.27 (0.71 to 2.28) |
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Home interview data (medical service use)
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Visited GP at surgery in last year for wheeze | 8.89 | 10.23 | 1.15 (0.91 to 1.45) |
Outpatient attendance in last year for wheeze | 1.11 | 1.09 | 0.98 (0.49 to 1.94) |
Casualty attendance in last year for wheeze | 0.98 | 1.62 | 1.66 (0.89 to 3.07) |
Hospital admission in last year for wheeze | 0.47 | 0.27 | 0.58 (0.16 to 2.07) |