Demographic and health characteristics of asthma sufferers by control
| Diagnosed asthma | p-value# | ||
| Not well-controlled | At least well-controlled | ||
| Subjects n | 1159 | 1178 | |
| Female | 62.6 | 63.6 | 0.637 |
| Age yrs | 44.54±15.8 | 40.94±15.0 | <0.001 |
| Married or living with partner | 59.0 | 61.5 | 0.212 |
| College degree | 28.7 | 36.3 | <0.001 |
| Country of residence | |||
| France | 19.8 | 21.0 | 0.468 |
| Germany | 26.5 | 15.2 | <0.001 |
| Italy | 9.8 | 10.1 | 0.830 |
| Spain | 8.0 | 11.4 | 0.006 |
| UK | 35.9 | 42.4 | 0.001 |
| Overweight¶ | 32.8 | 33.8 | 0.612 |
| Obese+ | 30.0 | 22.7 | <0.001 |
| Smoked in the past | 33.9 | 32.3 | 0.421 |
| Currently smoke | 34.7 | 25.0 | <0.001 |
| Experience depression§ | 28.0 | 18.7 | <0.001 |
Data are presented as mean±sd or %, unless otherwise stated. #: computed using Chi-squared for comparisons of percentages and t-tests for comparisons of means; ¶: body mass index ≥25 and <30 kg·m−2; +: body mass index ≥30 kg·m−2; §: self reported.