Table 1 Number of EMS-treated asthma attacks by age group, sex, race, season and year
Characteristic | No. of Calls | % |
|---|---|---|
Age (in years) | Â | Â |
  <24 | 3,686 | 31.4 |
  25-45 | 3,146 | 26.8 |
  46-66 | 3,402 | 28.9 |
  ≥ 67 | 1,520 | 12.9 |
Sex | Â | Â |
  Female | 6,422 | 54.6 |
  Male | 5,332 | 45.4 |
Race | Â | Â |
  Asian | 173 | 1.5 |
  African American | 8,233 | 70.0 |
  Caucasian | 1,761 | 15.0 |
  Hispanic | 1,475 | 12.5 |
  Indian | 63 | 0.5 |
  Unknown | 49 | 0.4 |
Season | Â | Â |
  Warm (April to October) | 6,519 | 55.5 |
  Cold (November to March) | 5,235 | 44.5 |
  Year |  |  |
  2004 | 1,203 | 10.2 |
  2005 | 1,368 | 11.6 |
  2006 | 1,354 | 11.5 |
  2007 | 1,660 | 14.1 |
  2008 | 1,665 | 14.2 |
  2009 | 1,464 | 12.5 |
  2010 | 1,544 | 13.1 |
  2011 | 1,496 | 12.7 |
Total | 11,754 | 100 |