The Presence of Asthma, the Use of Inhaled Steroids, and Parental Education Level Affect School Performance in Children

Table 4

Absenteeism and school functioning in asthmatic and nonasthmatic students.

	Nonasthmatic students	Asthmatic students	𝑃 value
Absence days (mean ± SD)	0.3±3.1	6.2±11.7	<0.001
School performance in last two years
Excellent 𝑛 (%)	575 (45.3)	99 (37.9)	0.127
Very good 𝑛 (%)	467 (36.9)	104 (39.8)
Good 𝑛 (%)	214 (16.9)	54 (20.7)
Bad 𝑛 (%)	12 (0.9)	4 (1.5)
Grade point average for elementary school mean (±SD) in last two years
<8 𝑛 (%)	98 (14.4)	33 (20.8)	0.047
>8 𝑛 (%)	582 (85.6)	126 (79.2)
Grade point level for middle school in last two years 𝑛 (%)
<18.5 𝑛 (%)	343 (73.0)	50 (71.4)	0.786
>18.5 𝑛 (%)	127 (27.0)	20 (28.6)
Teachers’ report for school performance
Excellent 𝑛 (%)	10 (6.0)	3 (2.9)	0.034
Very good 𝑛 (%)	41 (24.7)	20 (19.6)
Good 𝑛 (%)	45 (27.1)	45 (44.1)
Bad 𝑛 (%)	70 (42.2)	34 (33.4)