Urgent asthma healthcare (n=242) | No urgent asthma healthcare (n=796) | p value | |
Age group | 0.189 | ||
16–19 years | 22 (9.1%) | 68 (8.5%) | |
20–29 years | 72 (29.9%) | 193 (24.2%) | |
30–39 years | 56 (23.3%) | 208 (26.1%) | |
40–49 years | 29 (12.1%) | 122 (15.3%) | |
50–59 years | 35 (14.3%) | 118 (14.9%) | |
60–69 years | 13 (5.5%) | 63 (8.0%) | |
70 years and older | 14 (5.7%) | 25 (3.1%) | |
Male | 136 (56.5%) | 390 (49.0%) | 0.0027 |
Highest education | 0.169 | ||
Year 10 or below | 50 (20.9) | 108 (13.6%) | |
Years 11–12 | 41 (16.9) | 149 (18.7%) | |
Certificate or diploma | 68 (28.1) | 271 (34.1%) | |
University degree | 82 (34.1) | 268 (33.7%) | |
Household income (AUD) | 0.106 | ||
<$52 000 | 90 (37.3%) | 229 (28.8%) | |
$52 000 and over | 117 (48.6%) | 429 (53.9%) | |
Prefer not to say | 34 (14.1%) | 138 (17.4%) | |
Government concession card | 149 (61.8%) | 329 (41.3%) | <0.0001 |
Smoking status | 0.009 | ||
Current smoker | 71 (29.4%) | 186 (23.3%) | |
Past smoker | 69 (28.8%) | 209 (26.3%) | |
Never smoker | 101 (41.9%) | 401 (50.4%) | |
Overall health status | 0.0569 | ||
Excellent | 30 (12.6%) | 67 (8.4%) | |
Very good | 85 (35.4%) | 309 (38.8%) | |
Good | 85 (35.3%) | 296 (37.2%) | |
Fair | 36 (14.7%) | 93 (11.7%) | |
Poor | 5 (2.1%) | 31 (3.9%) | |
Frequency of reliever use | <0.0001 | ||
Every day | 46 (19.0%) | 47 (5.9%) | |
5 or 6 days a week | 18 (7.4%) | 15 (1.8%) | |
3 or 4 days a week | 39 (16.0%) | 83 (10.4%) | |
1 or 2 days a week | 52 (21.7%) | 110 (13.8%) | |
Less than 1 day a week | 35 (14.5%) | 150 (18.9%) | |
Less than 1 day a month | 18 (7.5%) | 99 (12.5%) | |
Only when I exercise | 9 (3.6%) | 59 (7.4%) | |
A few times a year | 25 (10.4%) | 234 (29.3%) | |
ACT (last 4 weeks) (5-25), mean (SD) | 16.3 (5.2) | 20.8 (3.9) | <0.0001 |
Median (IQR) | 16 (12–20) | 22 (19–24) | <0.0001 |
Well-controlled asthma symptoms in last 4 weeks (ACT≥20) | 71 (30.6%) | 565 (71.0%) | <0.0001 |
Non-urgent GP visit for review of asthma | 161 (66.6%) | 212 (26.7%) | <0.0001 |
ACT, Asthma Control Test; GP, general practitioner.