Research Article
Childhood Asthma and Allergies in Urban, Semiurban, and Rural Residential Sectors in Chile
Table 1
Description and symptoms prevalence stratified by residential sector.
| | | Total () | Residential sector | | | | Urban ()* | Semiurban ()* | Rural ()* | chi2 |
| | Female | | 1687 (54.3%) | 86 (54.1%) | 43 (43.0%) | | | Ever smoked | | 1659 (53.4%) | 36 (22.6%) | 49 (59.0%) | <0.0001 | | Current smoker | | 501 (16.2%) | 7 (4.4%) | 14 (14.0%) | | | Asthma ever | | 490 (15.8%) | 28 (17.6%) | 20 (20.0%) | | | Current asthma symptoms | | 496 (16.0%) | 16 (10.1%) | 6 (6.0%) | | | Rhinoconjunctivitis symptoms | | 816 (26.3%) | 28 (17.6%) | 10 (10.0%) | <0.001 | | Eczema symptoms | | 506 (16.3%) | 10 (6.3%) | 9 (9.0%) | |
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