Goto Islands (n = 37) | South Nagasaki (n = 73) | |
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Sex | ||
Male, n (%) | 21 (56.8) | 45 (61.6) |
Female, n (%) | 16 (43.2) | 28 (38.4) |
Age | ||
Mean age (years) (SD) | 9.2 (3.3) | 8.3 (2.5) |
Body height | ||
Mean height (cm) (SD) | 133.1 (18.3) | 127.6 (15.3) |
Body weight | ||
Mean weight (kg) (SD) | 33.6 (14.2) | 28.1 (10.5) |
Severity of asthma | ||
Intermittent, n (%) | 4 (11.1) | 0 (0) |
Mild, n (%) | 17 (47.2) | 19 (28.8) |
Moderate, n (%) | 9 (25.0) | 40 (60.6) |
Severe, n (%) | 6 (16.7) | 7 (10.6) |
Long term medications* | ||
LTRA, n (%) | 34 (91.2) | 52 (71.2) |
ICS (low), n (%) | 11 (29.7) | 20 (27.4) |
ICS (medium), n (%) | 13 (35.1) | 35 (47.9) |
ICS (high), n (%) | 2 (5.4) | 7 (9.6) |
LABA (medium), n (%) | 1 (2.7) | 8 (10.9) |
LABA (high), n (%) | 1 (2.7) | 0 (0) |
Anti-histamine, n (%) | 4 (10.8) | 5 (6.8) |
IgE | ||
Total serum IgE, IU/mL (SD) | 643.9 (1081.1) | 1277.2 (1975.6) |
Daily outside activities | ||
Weekdays (hour) (SD) | 2.4 (1.3) | 2.2 (0.9) |
Weekends (hour) (SD) | 3.1 (1.5) | 2.6 (1.6) |
Using an air cleaner | ||
Every day, n (%) | 12 (35.3) | 26 (35.6) |
Sometimes, n (%) | 9 (26.5) | 11 (15.1) |
Never, n (%) | 13 (38.2) | 36 (49.3) |
Secondhand smoking | ||
Smokers in home, n (%) | 22 (62.9) | 30 (41.1) |
Observation period (years) | ||
Three, n (%) | 13 (32.4) | 37 (50.7) |
Two, n (%) | 12 (32.4) | 19 (26.0) |
One, n (%) | 12 (35.1) | 17 (23.3) |