Table 1. Characteristics of treated asthma patients by control status from the 2010 National Health and Wellness Survey

	Not well-controlled	At least well-controlled	p-value
Subjects n	1677	1480
Females	63.9	56.8	<0.001
Age yrs	47.3±15.4	43.2±16.0	<0.001
18–34	25.2	35.9
35–54	40.1	38.7
>55	34.7	25.4
Current/ex-smoker	67.3	56.9	<0.001
Overweight^#	33.0	34.2	ns
Obese^¶	33.0	23.0	<0.001
Asthma treatment
Controller medication	79.9	66.0	<0.001
Rescue medication	60.6	63.0	ns
Employment status
Employed	48.5	59.8	<0.001
Self-reported in the last 12 months
Depression	28.6	20.6	<0.001
Anxiety	35.8	27.3	<0.001
Sleep problems	44.9	31.9	<0.001

Data are presented as % or mean±sd, unless otherwise stated. Statistical comparisons were computed using Chi-squared tests for percentages and unpaired t-tests for mean. ns: nonsignificant.^#: body mass index ≥25 and <30 kg·m⁻²; ^¶: body mass index ≥30 kg·m⁻².