Table 2 Responses to selected survey questions
Question | Latin America (n=2,169) | Argentina (n=436) | Brazil (n=400) | Mexico (n=532) | Puerto Rico (n=401) | Venezuela (n=400) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Daytime symptom frequency, % | ||||||
Every day/most days | 24 | 35 | 27 | 12 | 34 | 18 |
1-2 days/week | 22 | 25 | 20 | 20 | 15 | 29 |
1-2 times/month | 11 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 7 | 11 |
No daytime symptoms | 44 | 32 | 44 | 50 | 43 | 42 |
Nighttime symptom frequency, % | ||||||
Every night/most nights | 20 | 28 | 24 | 9 | 26 | 14 |
1-2 nights/week | 16 | 20 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 |
1-2 times/month | 10 | 8 | 11 | 12 | 5 | 10 |
No nighttime symptoms | 53 | 45 | 50 | 62 | 53 | 58 |
Subjects with episodes in the past 12 months with asthma symptoms more frequent or more severe than normal, % | 47 | 57 | 46 | 42 | 61 | 48 |
Median number of episodes | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Subjects who agreed with the following statements, % | ||||||
Long-term control medicines should be taken every day | 41 | 61 | 41 | 48 | 61 | 26 |
Long-term control medicines are not necessary when asthma symptoms are not experienced regularly | 65 | 55 | 67 | 54 | 59 | 72 |
Quick relief medications can be used every day if needed | 61 | 68 | 58 | 56 | 84 | 71 |
Subjects reporting ≥1 week of interrupted asthma controller medicine use, % | ||||||
<2 weeks | 26 | 32 | 26 | 29 | 15 | 21 |
3-4 weeks | 9 | 10 | 8 | 14 | 9 | 10 |
≥1 month | 61 | 49 | 52 | 52 | 71 | 65 |
GINA 2009 asthma control levels | ||||||
Well controlled, % | 8 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 3 |
Partly controlled, % | 57 | 48 | 57 | 56 | 59 | 65 |
Uncontrolled, % | 35 | 57 | 34 | 35 | 33 | 32 |