| |
MAPCAH
Participants
N=644 |
General asthma
admissions
To all Victorian
Hospitals
N=7415 |
P value comparing MAPCAH participants to General admissions to all Victorian hospitals |
Male
Age (Yrs) – mean SD |
407 (63%)
5.2 ± 3.3 |
4539(61%)
5.33±2.93 |
0.3210
|
Age (Yrs – categories)
2 to 4
5 to 10
11 + |
352 (55%)
228 (35%)
64 (10%) |
4276(58%)
2232(30%)
907(12%) |
0.1386
0.0051
0.0863 |
First presentation asthma
•No
•Yes |
486 (75%)
158 (25%) |
|
|
Admission during the pollen season (Oct to Jan)
•No
•Yes |
373 (58%)
271 (42%) |
5773(78%)
1642(22%) |
<0.001 |
Season of admission
•Autumn
•Winter
•Spring
•Summer |
163 (25%)
119 (18%)
210 (33%)
152 (24%) |
2201(30%)
1974(26%)
1708(23%)
1532(21%) |
0.0194
<0.001
<0.001
0.0782 |
