Table 3 Percentage of children developing asthma by 11.5 years of age (who were asymptomatic at 3.5 years of age) with and without bronchial hyper-responsiveness (BHR) according to TV viewing
TV viewingPercentage of children with asthma, % (n)
No BHRBHR
Not at all3.2 (1/31)33.3 (2/6)
<1 h/day2.0 (8/410)11.5 (6/52)
1–2 h/day2.7 (18/656)17.0 (16/94)
>2 h/day4.6 (14/304)28.3 (13/46)