Table 1
Asthma prevalence among children aged 0 to 11, Canada excluding territories, 1994/1995 to 2000/2001
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1994/ 1995 | 1996/ 1997 | 1998/ 1999 | 2000/ 2001 | Comparison between 1994/1995 and 2000/2001 (p-value) | |
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Population aged 0 to 11 (000s) | 4,681.2 | 4,750.0 | 4,514.9 | 4,379.6 | ... |
Number with asthma (000s) | 518.4 | 575.4 | 583.7 | 586 | ... |
% with asthma | 11.1 | 12.1 | 12.9 | 13.4 | <.0001 |
Asthma severity among children with asthma | |||||
Low (%) | 27 | 29 | 31.8 | 30.9 | ns |
Moderate (%) | 32.3 | 31.3 | 32 | 33.3 | ns |
High (%) | 40.8 | 39.7 | 36.2 | 35.8 | 0.02 |
Asthma attack in past year among children with asthma | |||||
Number (000s) | 264.4 | 256.6 | 241.3 | 230.2 | ... |
% | 51.1 | 44.6 | 41.4 | 39.3 | <.0001 |
Wheezing in past year | |||||
% of 0- to 11-year-olds | 17.5 | 17.2 | 18.5 | 18.7 | ns |
% of 0- to 11-year-olds with asthma | 66.5 | 65.2 | 62.2 | 60.5 | 0.007 |
Regular use of inhalants | |||||
% of children with asthma | 47.2 | 45.6 | 42.2 | 44.5 | ns |
ns = not significant | |||||
Note: Because of rounding, detail may not add to 100%. | |||||
Data source: 1994/1995 to 2000/2001 National Longitudinal Survey of Children and Youth. | |||||
Table source: Statistics Canada, 2008, "Changes in the prevalence of asthma among Canadian children", Health Reports, Vol. 19 No. 2, catalogue number 82-003-XWE. |
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