Table I Demographic and clinical data of...

Table I

Demographic and clinical data of the study population

Variables	n (%)	Mean (SD)
Age (year) (N=433)		61.0 (14.3)

Gender (N=433)
Male	113 (26.1)
Female	320 (73.9)

Ethnicity (N=433)
Malay	263 (60.7)
Chinese	114 (26.3)
Indian	42 (9.7)
Others	14 (3.2)

Employment status (N=363)^a
Employed	95 (26.2)
Unemployed	268 (73.8)

Marital status (N=413)^a
Married	357 (86.4)
Unmarried/Divorced/Widowed	56 (13.6)

History of smoking (N=338)^a
Current smoker	12 (3.6)
Ex-smoker	24 (7.1)
Non-smoker	302 (89.3)

Family history of asthma (N=294)^a
Yes	83 (28.2)
No	211 (71.8)

Presence of non-atopy co-morbidities (N=433)
Yes	373 (86.1)
No	60 (13.9)

Presence of atopy-related co-morbidities (N=433)
Yes	73 (16.9)
No	360 (83.1)

Had acute complaints other than asthma related during the last visit (N=433)
Yes	111 (25.6)
No	322 (74.4)

Had other issues needing urgent management during the last visit (N=433)
Yes	38 (8.8)
No	395 (91.2)

Variables	n (%)	Mean (SD)
Age (year) (N=433)		61.0 (14.3)

Gender (N=433)
Male	113 (26.1)
Female	320 (73.9)

Ethnicity (N=433)
Malay	263 (60.7)
Chinese	114 (26.3)
Indian	42 (9.7)
Others	14 (3.2)

Employment status (N=363)^a
Employed	95 (26.2)
Unemployed	268 (73.8)

Marital status (N=413)^a
Married	357 (86.4)
Unmarried/Divorced/Widowed	56 (13.6)

History of smoking (N=338)^a
Current smoker	12 (3.6)
Ex-smoker	24 (7.1)
Non-smoker	302 (89.3)

Family history of asthma (N=294)^a
Yes	83 (28.2)
No	211 (71.8)

Presence of non-atopy co-morbidities (N=433)
Yes	373 (86.1)
No	60 (13.9)

Presence of atopy-related co-morbidities (N=433)
Yes	73 (16.9)
No	360 (83.1)

Had acute complaints other than asthma related during the last visit (N=433)
Yes	111 (25.6)
No	322 (74.4)

Had other issues needing urgent management during the last visit (N=433)
Yes	38 (8.8)
No	395 (91.2)

Note: ^aSome of the data were not documented in the medical records, thus N was less than 433

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