Table 1 General characteristics of the patients
Source – N (%) | Allergy-Immunology | 80 (74.07) |
Pneumology | 28 (25.93) | |
Gender – N (%) | Male | 29 (26.86) |
Female | 79 (73.14) | |
Occupation – N (%) | Student | 24 (22.22) |
Employee | 33 (30.55) | |
Housekeeper | 25 (23.15) | |
Retired / pensioner | 23 (21.30) | |
Unemployed | 3 (2.78) | |
Residence – N (%) | Rio de Janeiro city | 81 (75.00) |
Rio de Janeiro city but in remote areas | 65 (60.19) | |
> 10 km from the health care units | ||
Other cities | 27 (25.00) | |
Age (years) | Median (percentile 25-75) | 49.50 (27.75 – 60.00) |
Duration of asthma (years) | Median (percentile 25-75) | 18.00 (9.50 – 33.00) |
Duration of rhinitis (years) | Median (percentile 25-75) | 19.00 (8.00 – 30.75) |
Monthly family income (U$) | Median (percentile 25-75) | 558.13 (356.97 – 930.23) |
Peak flow meter | Median (percentile 25%-75%) | 80 L/m (65 - 89) |