Table 5 |
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Comparison of responses to asthma video questionnaire by secondary school students of different ethnic groups in Trinidad |
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13–14 yr olds in Trinidad of African ethnicity % (no.) |
13–14 yr olds in Trinidad of South Asian ethnicity % (no.) |
13–14 yr olds in Trinidad of Mixed ethnicity % (no.) |
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Wheeze ever |
12 (97) |
7.8 (98)* ^ |
14.5 (175) |
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Exercise wheeze ever |
23 (185) |
18.5 (233)**! |
23.6 (284) |
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Night wheeze ever |
9.8 (78) |
4.5 (59)#! |
9.1 (109) |
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Night cough ever |
31.1 (247) |
16.5 (207)#! |
30.3 (360) |
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Severe wheeze ever |
8.8 (70) |
6.6 (83)! |
11.5 (137) |
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Comparison of African and South Asian, * = p < 0.01; ** ; ** = p < 0.05; # = p < 0.0001 Comparison of Mixed and South Asian, ^ = p < 0.0001; ! = p < 0.001 |
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Monteil et al. BMC Public Health 2005 5:96 doi:10.1186/1471-2458-5-96 |
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