Table 2: Factors regarding to the severity of asthma, rhinitis, and eczema symptoms from written questionnaires of the ISAAC project in 11- to 14-Year-Old children reporting symptoms in Al Maasara and Al Maadi in 2014.
Factor Asthma symptoms Chi square
Present Absent X2 P value
Gender
-Male 69(48.6%) 80(48.2%) 0.002 0.964
-Female 73(51.4%) 86(51.8%)
Mother’s education
-Educated 78(79.6%) 113(90.4%) 4.379 0.036
-Non educated 20(20.4%) 12(9.6%)
Father’s education
-Educated 81(87.1%) 111(95.7%) 4.015 0.045
-Non educated 12(12.9%) 5(4.3%)
Family history 68(47.9%) 33(19.9%) 25.984 <0.001
Allergy
-Skin allergy 53(37.3%) 22(13.3%) 0.004 0.953
-Food allergy 49(34.5%) 13(7.8%) 3.913 0.048
-Nasal allergy 29(20.4%) 8(4.8%) 1.427 0.232
Environmental exposure
-Nearby factories 37(26.1%) 20(12%) 9.958 0.002
-Nearby coffee shops 93(65.5%) 83(50%) 7.501 0.006
-Nearby trucks 137(96.5%) 154(92.8%) 2.018 0.155
-Pet exposure 89(62.7%) 68(41%) 14.437 <0.001
-Passive smoking 75(52.8%) 67(47.2%) 0.989 0.320