Do Panic Symptoms Affect the Quality of Life and Add to the Disability in Patients with Bronchial Asthma?

Table 2

Profile of asthma patients.

Variable	Number	Percent
Duration of asthma [mean (SD), years]	7.8	(4.0)
Treatment received
Oral drugs and inhaler	40	(66.7)
Only inhaler	20	(33.3)
On steroid treatment	16	(26.7)
≤3 years	4	(25.0)
4–6 years	3	(18.8)
7–9 years	5	(31.3)
10–12 years	4	(25.0)
Hospitalizations
Nil	4	(6.7)
1 to 5	16	(26.7)
Multiple (>5)	40	(66.7)
Family H/O asthma	12	(20.0)
Family H/O psychiatric disorder	4	(6.7)
H/O of exposure to smoking	32	(53.3)
H/O of alcohol consumption	8	(13.3)
Presence of medical comorbidity	4	(6.7)
Severity of asthma
Mild	20	(33.3)
Moderate	36	(60.0)
Severe	4	(6.7)