Table 2 Socio-biologic Characteristics of the Sample of Severe Asthmatics From ProAR Studied Objectively for Adherence
Characteristic | Results (%) | Adherence (%) | P |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender | |||
Male | 40 (25%) | 84.1 | 0.8 |
Female | 120 (75%) | 83.7 | |
Age (years), mean ± SD | 49 ± 13.9 | ||
No. children | 2.7 | ||
Religion, n (%) | |||
Catholic | 94 (58.8%) | 85.2 | 0.1 |
Protestant | 34 (21.3%) | 81.1 | |
Other | 30 (19.9%) | 83.8 | |
Permanent address | 153 (95.6%) | 83.8 | 0.4 |
Marital status, n (%) | |||
Married | 75 (46.9%) | 81.4 | 0.2 |
Single | 46 (28.8%) | 85.2 | |
Divorced | 23 (14.4%) | 86.4 | |
Widow/widower | 16 (10%) | 87.6 | |
Employment status, n (%) | |||
Employed | 49 (30.6%) | 78.4 | 0.7 |
Unemployed | 31 (19.4%) | 89.1 | |
Retired | 37 (23.1%) | 85.3 | |
Housewife | 39 (24.4%) | 84.3 | |
Level of education, n (%) | |||
Illiterate | 15 (9.4%) | 84.8 | 0.7 |
Junior high | 89 (55.6%) | 84.1 | |
High school | 52 (32.5%) | 83.1 | |
University | 4 (2.5%) | 83.9 | |