Measures of Obesity Associated with Asthma Diagnosis in Ethnic Minority Children

Table 1

Descriptive characteristics New York City children 2004–2007.

Characteristic	Total 𝑁	𝑁 (%)
Doctor-diagnosed asthma	505	131 (25.9%)
Ever wheeze	505	142 (28.1%)
Persistent cough	505	111 (22.0%)
Night time cough	505	153 (30.3%)
Breathing problem with temp change	505	120 (23.8%)
Gender
Female	505	400 (79.2%)
Male		105 (20.8%)
Age
6 years	503	193 (38.4%)
7 years		159 (31.6%)
8 years		151 (30.0%)
Ethnicity
Mexican	505	143 (28.3%)
Dominican		41 (8.1%)
Puerto Rican		101 (20.0)
Other/Mixed/Unknown Hisp		86 (17.0%)
Non-Hisp Black		134 (26.5%)
Income
<$12,000	457	83 (18.2%)
$12,000–$24,999		166 (36.3%)
$25,000–$49,999		147 (32.2%)
≥$50,000		61 (13.3%)
Neonatal ICU
Yes	499	86 (17.2%)
No		413 (82.8%)
Ever breastfed
Yes	502	351 (69.9%)
No		151 (30.1%)
Smokers at home
0	505	328 (65.0%)
1		125 (24.8%)
2+		52 (10.3%)