Table 1: Prevalence of Symptoms of Asthma, Rhinitis, and Eczema From Written Questionnaires of the ISAAC Project in 11- to 14-Year-Old Children in Al Maasara and Al Maadi in 2014.
ISAAC: International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Children
Symptoms Al Maasara
N = 201		 Al Maadi
N = 107		 Total
N = 308		 P value
Gender as regards asthma
- Male
- Female
55(55.5%)
44(44.4%)
14(32.5%)
29(67.4%)
69(48.59%)
73(51.4%)		 0.012
Asthma symptom 99(49.3%) 43(40.2%) 142(46.1%) 0.161
-Wheezes 58(56%) 25(23.4%) 83(26.9%) 0.257
-Nocturnal cough 56(27.9%) 36(33.6) 92(29.9) 0.878
-Chest tightening 49(47.3%) 26(24.3%) 75(24.4%) 1.00
-Exercise induced asthma 36(17.9%) 23(21.5%) 59(19.2%) 0.878
Allergic rhinitis
-Nasal allergy 23(11.44%) 15(14%) 38(12.33%) 0.376
Atopic eczema
-Skin allergy 27(13.43%) 10(9.34%) 37(12%) 0.920
-Food allergy 50(24.88%) 24(22.43%) 74(24.03%) 0.90