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Gender
|
0.788
|
|
Female, n (%)
|
51 (42.5)
|
36 (39.6)
| |
|
Male, n (%)
|
69 (57.5)
|
55 (60.4)
| |
|
Age (mean years ± SD)
|
\(6.21 \pm 3.14\)
|
\(5.16 \pm 3.36\)
|
0.020
|
|
Antibiotic consumption, n (%)
|
23 (19)
|
55 (60.4)
|
< 0.001
|
|
Using an asthma action plana, n (%)
|
86 (72.9)
|
50 (55.6)
|
0.009
|
|
Presence of atopic conditionb, n (%)
|
38 (32.7)
|
32 (35.6)
|
0.674
|
|
Cause of the exacerbation
|
|
Infection, n (%)
|
73 (60.8)
|
64 (70.3)
|
0.152
|
|
Allergen, n (%)
|
11 (9.2)
|
5 (5.5)
|
0.323
|
|
Non-adherence to prescribed therapy, n (%)
|
28 (23.3)
|
19 (20.9)
|
0.671
|
|
Other, n (%)
|
8 (6.7)
|
3 (3.3)
|
0.275
|
|
Duration of asthma
|
|
Newly diagnosed, n (%)
|
19 (15.8)
|
26 (28.6)
|
0.025
|
|
Less than 1 year, n (%)
|
38 (31.7)
|
22 (24.2)
|
0.232
|
|
1–2 years, n (%)
|
36 (30)
|
28 (30.8)
|
0.904
|
|
More than 2 years, n (%)
|
27 (22.5)
|
15 (16.4)
|
0.278
|
|
Blood eosinophil count (mean ± SD)
|
\(260.4 \pm 301.7\)
|
\(573.3 \pm 368\)
|
< 0.001
|
|
NLR (mean ± SD)
|
\(2.29 \pm 2.5\)
|
\(4.96 \pm 4.27\)
|
< 0.001
|