Table 2 Clinical indicators of disease severity: univariate analysis
Outcomes | All patients | Sensitization to Ascaris | HDM sensitization | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yes | No | p-value | Yes | No | p-value | ||
Episodes of severe dyspnea | 201 (64.2) | 136 (69.7) | 65 (55.1) | 0.01 | 147 (65.3) | 54 (61.4) | 0.51 |
Nocturnal awakenings | 272 (86.9) | 169 (86.7) | 103 (87.3) | 0.53 | 201 (89.3) | 71 (80.7) | 0.04 |
> 4 ER visits in the last year | 78 (24.9) | 58 (29.7) | 20 (16.9) | 0.01 | 59 (26.2) | 19 (21.8) | 0.34 |
Hospitalizations in the last year | 38 (12.1) | 25 (12.8) | 13 (11.1) | 0.53 | 30 (13.3) | 8 (9.1) | 0.30 |