Table 1

Demographics and characteristics of participating children and adolescents
Children/adolescents
 Dutch
 Moroccan
 Turkish
 Surinamese
 Total
Total number of participating young children (7–12 years)
 5
 10
 6
 5
 26






Gender




boys
 2
 4
 4
 3
 13
girls
 3
 6
 2
 2
 13
Medication




inhaled corticosteroids
 5
 9
 5
 5
 24
Bronchodilators
 4
 9
 6
 5
 24
Asthma control




well controlled
 4
 4
 3
 3
 14
not well controlled
 1
 6
 3
 2
 12






Total number of participating adolescents (13–17 years)
 3
 4
 3
 4
 14






Gender




boys
 3
 4
 3
 4
 14
girls
 0
 0
 0
 0
 0
Medication




inhalation corticosteroids
 2
 4
 3
 4
 13
bronchodilators
 3
 4
 3
 4
 14
Asthma control




well controlled
 1
 2
 1
 2
 6
not well controlled
 2
 2
 2
 2
 8

information from results multicentre study

van Dellen et al. BMC Public Health 2008 8:380   doi:10.1186/1471-2458-8-380