|
Variable |
Sex |
Overall |
| Female |
Male |
| Number of Subjects (%)* |
508 (42.55) |
686(57.45) |
1194 (100) |
| Race-ethnicity, n (%) |
| Caucasian |
139 (27.36) |
215 (31.34) |
354 (29.65) |
| African American |
279 (54.92) |
350 (51.02) |
629 (52.68) |
| Hispanic |
70 (13.78) |
93 (13.56) |
163 (13.65) |
| Others/missing |
20 (3.94) |
28 (4.08) |
48 (4.02) |
| Visit frequencies |
| Number of visits |
8574 |
11785 |
20359 |
| Mean (SE) |
16.88 (0.32) |
17.18 (0.28) |
17.05 (0.21) |
| Pre-diagnosis visit frequencies |
| Number of visits |
4105 |
5380 |
9485 |
| Mean (SE) |
8.08 (0.22) |
7.84 (0.19) |
7.94 (0.15) |
| Post-diagnosis visit frequencies |
|
|
|
| Number of visits |
4469 |
6405 |
10874 |
| Mean (SE) |
8.8 (0.28) |
9.34 (0.25) |
9.11 (0.19) |
| Age at Diagnosis (Yrs), mean (SE)* |
2.01 (0.06) |
1.81 (0.05) |
1.90 (0.04) |
| Comorbidities, n (%) |
|
|
|
| Atopy |
28 (5.51) |
42 (6.12) |
70 (5.86) |
| Allergic rhinitis |
249 (49.02) |
318 (46.36) |
567 (47.49) |
| Chronic conjunctivitis |
10 (1.97) |
15 (2.19) |
25 (2.09) |
| Gastroesophageal reflux |
134 (26.38) |
204 (29.74) |
338 (28.31) |
| |
Race-Ethnicity |
| Variable |
Caucasian |
African American |
Hispanic |
| Visit frequencies** |
|
|
|
| Number of visits |
6867 |
10052 |
2660 |
| Mean (SE) |
19.40 (0.46) |
15.98 (0.26) |
16.32 (0.48) |
| Pre-diagnosis visit frequencies** |
|
|
|
| Number of visits |
3395 |
4516 |
1155 |
| Mean (SE) |
9.59 (0.34) |
7.18 (0.16) |
7.09 (0.30) |
| Post-diagnosis visit frequencies |
|
|
|
| Number of visits |
3472 |
5536 |
1505 |
| Mean (SE) |
9.81 (0.38) |
8.80 (0.25) |
9.23 (0.46) |
| Age at Diagnosis (years), mean (SE)* |
2.04 (0.07) |
1.82 (0.05) |
1.80 (0.10) |
| Comorbidities, n (%) |
|
|
|
| Atopy** |
14 (3.95) |
50 (7.95) |
4 (2.95) |
| Allergic rhinitis |
178 (50.28) |
281 (44.67) |
82 (50.31) |
| Chronic conjunctivitis |
6 (1.69) |
13 (2.07) |
4 (2.45) |
| Gastroesophageal reflux** |
121 (34.18) |
177 (28.14) |
29 (17.79) |
|
