Journal of Clinical Medicine Research, ISSN 1918-3003 print, 1918-3011 online, Open Access
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Original Article

Volume 5, Number 5, October 2013, pages 395-400


Evaluation of Risk Factors for Recurrent Wheezing Episodes

Tables

Table 1. Demographic Characteristics of Patients
 
n%
Gender
  female19539.0
  male30561.0
Gestational week
  < 37 week16833.6
  ≥ 37 - 42 week33266.4
Birth weight
  < 2,500 g19639.2
  ≥ 2,500 g30460.8
Duration of breastfeeding
  ≥ 6 months29859.6
  < 6 months20240.4
Congenital Heart Disease
  absent23146.2
  present26953.8
Immune deficiency
  absent500100.0
  present00.0
Family History of Atopy, Asthma
  absent43286.4
  present6813.6
Exposute to Cigarette Smoking
  absent26753.4
  present23346.6
Pets at Home
  absent44989.8
  present5110.2
House Warming Mode
  stove32565.0
  central heating17535.0

 

Table 2. Evaluation of the Number of Wheezing Episodes Based on Risk Factors
 
Risk factorsNumber of Wheezing Episodes
MeanSSP-value
Gender
  female3.612.270.0001
  male6.112.94
Gestational week
  < 37 week7.481.730.0001
  ≥ 37 - 42 week3.952.74
Birth Weight
  < 2,500 g6.962.170.0001
  ≥ 2,500 g3.952.80
Duration of breastfeeding
  ≥ 6 months3.752.800.0001
  < 6 months7.181.76
Congenital Heart Disease
  absent2.992.650.0001
  present6.981.69
Family History of Atopy, Asthma
  absent5.032.920.320
  present5.763.15
Exposute to Cigarette Smoking
  absent4.062.490.0001
  present6.362.98
Pets at Home
  absent5.502.870.0001
  present1.941.49
House Warming Mode
  stove6.422.430.0001
  central heating2.742.28

 

Table 3. Comparison of Patients With One, Two and ≥ Three Wheezing Episodes Based on Risk Factors
 
Single Attack2 Attacks≥ 3 AttacksChi-squareP-value
n%n%n%
Gender
  female (n: 195)7136.452.611961.040.80.0001
  male (n: 305)3912.8227.224480.0
Gestational week
  < 37 week42.421.216296.472.30.0001
  38 - 42 week10631.9257.520160.5
Birth weight
  < 2,500 g115.621.018393.469.90.0001
  ≥ 2,500 g9932.6258.218059.2
Duration of breastfeeding
  ≥ 6 months10535.2268.716756.0101.60.0001
  < 6 months52.510.519697.0
Congenital Heart Disease
  absent10344.62510.810344.6169.30.0001
  present72.620.726096.7
Family History of Atopy, Asthma
  absent10925.2122.831172.055.60.0001
  present11.51522.15276.5
Exposute to Cigarette Smoking
  absent8331.1124.517264.427.60.0001
  present2711.6156.419182.0
Pets at Home
  absent8218.3122.735579.1113.90.0001
  present2854.91529.4815.7
House Warming Mode
  stove237.110.330192.6189.80.0001
  central heating8749.72614.96235.4