Table 1 Characteristics of subjects responding to EQ-5D-Y descriptive system (N = 8919)
From: Health-related quality of life by allergy symptoms in elementary school students
Variables | n (%) |
|---|---|
Age (years), Mean (SD) | 10.2 (1.8) |
Sex (male) (out of n = 8557, n = 362 missing) | 4397 (51.4) |
School grade (out of n = 8918, n = 1 missing) | |
1 | 2302 (25.8) |
2 | 1324 (14.9) |
3 | 1373 (15.4) |
4 | 1316 (14.8) |
5 | 1225 (13.7) |
6 | 1378 (15.5) |
Diagnosis of asthma, ever | 533 (6.0) |
Wheezing or whistling in the chest in the past 12 months | 256 (2.9) |
Treatment of asthma in the past 12 months | 163 (1.8) |
School absence due to asthma in the past 12 months | 41 (0.5) |
ER visit due to asthma in the past 12 months | 34 (0.4) |
Diagnosis of allergic rhinitis, ever | 3272 (36.7) |
Sneezing or a runny or blocked nose in the past 12 months | 3695 (41.4) |
Treatment of allergic rhinitis in the past 12 months | 2477 (27.8) |
School absence due to allergic rhinitis in the past 12 months | 47 (0.5) |
Diagnosis of eczema (atopic dermatitis), ever | 2002 (22.5) |
Itchy rash in the past 12 months | 1801 (20.2) |
Treatment of eczema in the past 12 months | 950 (10.7) |
School absence due to eczema in the past 12 months | 38 (0.5) |