Table 3 Percentages of Respondents Who Monitor Asthma With Peak Flow Meters or Spirometry
From: Monitoring and Management of Childhood Asthma in Asian Countries A Questionnaire Study
India | Australia | Sri Lanka | Taiwan | China | Indonesia | Singapore | Philippines | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Percentage of respondents who always monitor asthma with the following | ||||||||
Both peak flow and spirometry | 29.3 | 44.2 | 2 | 25.7 | 29 | 6.5 | 7.5 | 8.4 |
Peak flow only | 15.8 | 5.2 | 6.1 | 5 | 8 | 0.5 | 8.1 | 0 |
Spirometry only | 0 | 2.6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.6 | 0 |
Percentage of respondents who seldom or never monitor asthma with the following | ||||||||
Peak flow meter | 43.8 | 47.4 | 75.5 | 45.6 | 35 | 94 | 47.6 | 69.9 |
Spirometry | 81.6 | 64.5 | 100 | 85.2 | 33 | 97.6 | 55.6 | 95.8 |