Table 7 Environmental exposure of the studied population-based sample and in the asthmatics
From: Factors related to under-diagnosis and under-treatment of childhood asthma in metropolitan France
Entire sample N = 7,781 | Asthmatics N = 903 | Undiagnosed Asthma N = 377 | Diagnosed Asthma N = 526 | Diagnosed Asthma | p-value§ | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Untreated N = 76 | Treated N = 353 | ||||||
Paternal smoking, N (%) | 1,958 (27.31) | 251 (27.80) | 113 (29.97) | 138 (26.24) | 17 (22.37) | 97 (27.48) | NS |
Maternal smoking, N (%) | 2,060 (28.73) | 294 (32.56) | 136 (36.07) | 158 (30.04) | 20 (26.32) | 110 (31.16)( | NS |
Living in, N (%) | NS | ||||||
Town | 4,625 (67.48) | 593 (68.79) | 258 (71.67) | 335 (66.73) | 47 (68.12) | 225 (66.37) | |
Suburb of a town | 1,633 (23.83) | 199 (23.09) | 76 (21.11) | 123 (24.50) | 14 (20.29) | 90 (26.55) | |
Village | 369 (5.38) | 39 (4.52) | 15 (4.17) | 24 (4.78) | 4 (5.80) | 13 (3.83) | |
Isolated house, farm | 227 (3.33) | 31 (3.60) | 11 (3.06) | 20 (3.98) | 4 (5.80) | 11 (3.24) | |
House built, N (%) | |||||||
Before 1945 | 1,444 (21.44) | 202 (23.71) | 92 (26.44) | 110 (21.83) | 12 (17.14) | 77 (22.65) | NS |
Between 1945-1960 | 832 (12.35) | 86 (10.09) | 32 (9.20) | 54 (10.71) | 9 (12.86) | 33 (9.71) | |
After 1960 | 3,150 (46.76) | 387 (45.42) | 144 (41.38) | 243 (48.21) | 35 (50.00) | 164 (48.24) | |
Don’t know | 1,310 (19.45) | 177 (20.77) | 80 (22.99) | 97 (19.25) | 14 (20.00) | 66 (19.41) | |
Living near bus stops ,N (%) | 2,781 (41.07) | 358 (41.68) | 167 (47.18) | 191 (37.82) | 17 (23.94) | 137 (40.41) | 0,0092 |
Gas cooking, heater with evacuation, N (%) | 3,340 (49.10) | 424 (49.19) | 167 (47.04) | 257 (50.69) | 35 (48.61) | 167 (49.26) | NS |
Conditioned air, N (%) | 400 (5.84) | 56 (6.50) | 23 (6.44) | 33 (6.53) | 4 (5.41) | 18 (5.31) | NS |
Cracked painting at home, N (%) | 790 (11.45) | 119 (13.63) | 48 (13.26) | 71 (13.89) | 10 (13.51) | 45 (13.12) | NS |
Condensation, N (%) | 1,225 (18.10) | 172 (20.02) | 75 (20.89) | 97 (19.40) | 13 (18.60) | 69 (20.60) | NS |
Water leaks, N (%) | 551 (7.97) | 74 (8.47) | 30 (8.26) | 44 (8.61) | 3 (4.05) | 30 (8.72) | NS |
Moulds, N (%) | 1,176 (17.02) | 166 (19.10) | 71 (19.72) | 95 (18.66) | 17 (22.97) | 63 (18.48) | NS |
Pets, N (%) | 3,643 (50.81) | 406 (44.96) | 169 (41.63) | 237 (58.37) | 32 (42.11) | 160 (45.33) | NS |