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Table 1. Characteristics of children aged < 15 by asthma statuses
|
Characteristics |
Total |
Asthma |
Non-asthma |
P-value |
|
|
n (%)† |
n (%)† |
n (%)† |
|
|
Children‡ |
6,847 |
96 (1.4) |
6,751 (98.6) |
|
|
Sex |
|
|
|
|
|
Female |
3,253 (47.5) |
37 (38.5) |
3,216 (47.6) |
0.081a |
|
Male |
3,594 (52.5) |
59 (61.5) |
3,535 (52.4) |
|
|
Age (years)¶ |
|
|
|
|
|
Median (IQR) |
7.2 (8.1) |
7.5 (4.7) |
7.2 (8.2) |
0.055b |
|
Min. - Max. |
0 - 14.9 |
1.6 - 14.7 |
0 - 14.9 |
|
|
< 28 days |
157 (2.3) |
0 (0) |
157 (2.4) |
|
|
28 days to < 1 year |
617 (9.0) |
0 (0) |
617 (9.1) |
|
|
1 year to < 2 years |
504 (7.4) |
1 (1.0) |
503 (7.5) |
|
|
2 years to < 6 years |
1,604 (23.4) |
30 (31.3) |
1,574 (23.3) |
|
|
6 years to < 12 years |
2,637 (38.5) |
49 (51.0) |
2,588 (38.3) |
|
|
12 year to < 15 years |
1,328 (19.4) |
16 (16.7) |
1,312 (19.4) |
|
|
Nationality |
|
|
|
|
|
Thai |
6,186 (90.3) |
93 (96.9) |
6,093 (90.3) |
0.350a |
|
Burmese |
573 (8.4) |
3 (3.1) |
570 (8.4) |
|
|
Cambodian |
43 (0.6) |
0 (0) |
43 (0.6) |
|
|
Laotian |
29 (0.4) |
0 (0) |
29 (0.4) |
|
|
Kuwaiti |
1 (0.1) |
0 (0) |
1 (0.1) |
|
|
Unspecified |
15 (0.2) |
0 (0) |
15 (0.2) |
|
|
Province |
|
|
|
|
|
Samut Sakhon |
5,649 (82.5) |
82 (85.4) |
5,567 (82.4) |
0.607a |
|
Bangkok |
214 (3.1) |
1 (1.1) |
213 (3.2) |
|
|
Others |
984 (14.4) |
13 (13.5) |
971 (14.4) |
|
|
Type of health insurance |
|
|
|
|
|
Thai |
|
|
|
0.117a |
|
Universal Coverage |
5,069 (74.0) |
84 (87.5) |
4,985 (73.8) |
|
|
SSS |
162 (2.4) |
2 (2.1) |
160 (2.4) |
|
|
CSMBS |
6 (0.1) |
0 (0) |
6 (0.1) |
|
|
Other insurance |
715 (10.4) |
6 (6.3) |
709 (10.5) |
|
|
Out-of-pocket |
234 (3.4) |
1 (1.0) |
233 (3.5) |
|
|
Non-Thai |
|
|
|
|
|
Interim public subsidy |
5 (0.1) |
0 (0) |
5 (0.1) |
|
|
Other insurance |
8 (0.1) |
0 (0) |
8 (0.1) |
|
|
Out-of-pocket |
648 (9.5) |
3 (3.1) |
645 (9.5) |
|
|
Cardiovascular diseases |
|
|
|
|
|
No |
6,778 (99.0) |
96 (100) |
6,682 (99.0) |
> 0.999 |
|
Yes |
69 (1.0) |
0 (0) |
69 (1.0) |
|
|
Immunodeficiencies (n = 6,844)§* |
|
|
|
|
|
No |
6,828 (99.8) |
96 (100) |
6,732 (99.8) |
> 0.999 |
|
Yes |
16 (0.2) |
0 (0) |
16 (0.2) |
|
IQR, interquartile range; Min., minimum; Max., maximum; SSS, Social Security Scheme; CSMBS, Civil Servant Medical Benefit Scheme
†Percentage by column; ‡Percentage by row
§Category with missing data
aExact probability test; bTwo-sample Wilcoxon rank-sum (Mann-Whitney) test
¶Newborn, <28 days; infant, 28 days to <1 year; toddler, 1 year to <2 years; preschool school age, 2 years to <6 years; school age, 6 years to <12 years; adolescent, 12 year to <15 years
* Immunocompromised hosts include people who have at least one of the following malignancies (solid tumor or hematologic malignancy), diseases that are treated by corticosteroid immune suppressants and chemotherapy.