Table 2 Selected Characteristics of Participants included in the present analysis, the Montreal Asthma Panel Study, 2009–2010
Characteristics 54 participants) | Values | Frequency (%) |
|---|---|---|
Age | Mean (standard deviation) | 9.6 (1.3) |
Minimum-maximum | 8 – 13 | |
Race | White | 38 (70%) |
Black | 9 ( 17%) | |
Other | 7 (13%) | |
Gender | Boys | 41 (76%) |
Girls | 13 (24%) | |
Usual commute method to school | On foot | 24 (44%) |
Car, truck | 17 (32%) | |
Bus | 13 (24%) | |
Type of house or dwelling | Detached house | 17 (32%) |
Row house | 8 (15%) | |
Low rise apartment | 10 (19%) | |
High rise apartment | 8 (15%) | |
Du/Tri/Fourplex or Semi-detached | 11 (20%) | |
Year house built | <1951 | 4 (7%) |
1951-1970 | 17 (31%) | |
1971-2000 | 14 (26%) | |
>2001 | 6 (11%) | |
Did not know/no response | 13 (24%) |