Table 4 Demographic and clinical features of different clinical asthma phenotypes
Asthma phenotypes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  | Cough asthma phenotype n = 20 | Cough with allergic rhinitis phenotype n = 20 | Cough and Wheeze phenotype n = 20 | Test of significance | P value |
Age in years mean ± SD | 9 ± 3.5 | 9.3 ± 3.4 | 8.9 ± 3.2 | 0.06 | 0.9 |
Duration of asthma in years | 5.5 (1–11) | 5.5 (2–12) | 5.5 (3–13) | 1.06 | 0.5 |
Gender no. % | |||||
 Male | 14 (70) | 16 (80) | 8 (40) | χ2 = 7.4 | 0.02* |
 Female | 6 (30) | 4 (20) | 12 (60) | ||
Residence no. % | |||||
 Rural | 14 (70) | 8 (40) | 10 (50) | χ2 = 3.7 | 0.1 |
 Urban | 6 (30) | 12 (60) | 10 (50) | ||
Crowding Index no. % | |||||
 ≤ 2 persons/room | 13 (65) | 13 (65) | 14 (70) | χ2 = 0.1 | 0.9 |
 > 2 persons/room | 7 (35) | 7 (35) | 6 (30) | ||
Family history of allergic diseases no. % | |||||
 Yes | 5 (25) | 10 (50) | 7 (35) | χ2 = 2.7 | 0.2 |
 No | 15 (75) | 10 (50) | 13 (65) | ||
History of allergic rhinitis no. % | |||||
 Yes | 4 (20) | 20 (100) | 8 (40) | χ2 = 27.8 |  > 0.001* |
 No | 16 (80) | 0 (0) | 12 (60) | ||
History of atopic dermatitis no. % | |||||
 Yes | 3 (15) | 9 (45) | 10 (50) | χ2 = 6.17 | 0.04* |
 No | 17 (85) | 11 (55) | 10 (50) | ||
Family history of smoking no. % | |||||
 Yes | 8 (40) | 7 (35) | 12 (60) | χ2 = 2.8 | 0.2 |
 No | 12 (60) | 13 (65) | 8 (40) | ||
Parental consanguinity no.% | |||||
 Yes | 4 (20) | 4 (20) | 5 (25) | χ2 = 0.19 | 0.9 |
 No | 16 (80) | 16 (80) | 15 (75) | ||
Type of feeding during infancy no. % | |||||
 Breast feeding | 11 (55) | 10 (50) | 11 (55.5) | χ2 = 5.7 | 0.2 |
 Formula feeding | 2 (10) | 0 (0) | 4 (20) | ||
 Mixed | 7 (35) | 10 (50) | 5 (25) | ||