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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.