Table III

Clinical factors associated with non-documentation of current asthma control

Current asthma control
Clinical factorsDocumentedNot documentedχ2 valuea or U-valuebp-valueOdd ratio (95% confidence interval)c
Smoking status (n (%))
 Former or non-smokers143 (43.9)183 (56.1)1.68a0.195a1
 Current smokers3 (25.0)9 (75.0)  2.34 (0.62, 8.82)
Presence of non-atopy co-morbidity (n (%))
 No co-morbidity27 (45.0)33 (55.0)0.07a0.790a1
 Had co-morbidity161 (43.2)212 (56.8)  1.08 (0.62, 1.86)
Presence of atopy-related co-morbidity (n (%))
 No co-morbidity154 (42.8)206 (57.2)0.36a0.551a1
 Had co-morbidity34 (46.6)39 (53.4)  0.86 (0.52, 1.42)
Family history of asthma (n (%))
 No family history93 (44.1)118 (55.9)0.01a0.913a1
 Had family history36 (43.4)47 (56.6)  1.03 (0.62, 1.72)
Presence of acute complaint(s) unrelated to asthma (n (%))
 No acute complaint(s)159 (49.4)163 (50.6)18.17a<0.001a1
 Had acute complaint(s)29 (26.1)82 (73.9)  2.76 (1.71, 4.44)
Presence of other issue(s) needing urgent management (n (%))
 No issue(s)178 (45.1)217 (54.9)4.96a0.026a1
 Had issue(s)10 (26.3)28 (73.7)  2.30 (1.09, 4.86)
Number of documented parameters for asthma control assessment (median (IQR))2 (3)0 (1)11,547b<0.001b0.51 (0.44, 0.59)

Notes:aχ2 test; bMann–Whitney test; csimple logistic regression

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