Weighted prevalence estimates (%) of asthma and allergy symptoms in 6–7 and 13–14-year-olds
| 6–7 years | 13–14 years | |||||||
| Male (n=138) | Female (n=130) | Total (n=268) | p Value | Male (n=105) | Female (n=107) | Total (n=212) | p Value | |
| Asthma symptoms | ||||||||
| Ever had wheezing | 24.5 | 25.6 | 25.1 | 0.84 | 20.4 | 20.4 | 20.4 | 0.99 |
| Wheezing in the last 12 months | 23.7 | 21.1 | 22.4 | 01.7 | 18.5 | 18.4 | 18.5 | 0.99 |
| Number of attacks of wheezing in the last 12 months | ||||||||
| 1–3 times | 10.6 | 15.4 | 13.0 | 0.23 | 5.5 | 13.4 | 9.5 | 0.02 |
| 4–12 times | 10.3 | 4.3 | 7.3 | 0.23 | 13.0 | 3.9 | 8.3 | |
| >12 times | 2.6 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 0.23 | 0.0 | 1.1 | 0.5 | |
| Sleep disturbed by wheezing in the last 12 months | ||||||||
| <Once/week | 11.0 | 10.2 | 10.6 | 0.17 | 9.8 | 5.4 | 7.6 | 0.24 |
| >Once/week | 2.1 | 6.4 | 4.2 | 0.13 | 5.3 | 2.8 | 4.0 | 0.67 |
| Wheezing limited speech to 1 or 2 words | 12.5 | 6.4 | 9.4 | 0.28 | 8.7 | 6.0 | 7.3 | 0.71 |
| Wheezing occurring during or after exercise | 11.3 | 12.0 | 11.6 | 0.76 | 8.6 | 6.8 | 7.7 | 0.84 |
| Ever had asthma | 19.8 | 21.5 | 20.7 | 0.77 | 24.7 | 15.4 | 20.0 | 0.15 |
| Asthma diagnosed by a doctor | 18.8 | 21.5 | 20.2 | 0.39 | 23.7 | 14.9 | 19.2 | 0.23 |
| Dry cough at night unrelated to cold/chest infection | 15.3 | 20.2 | 17.8 | 0.34 | 21.3 | 14.5 | 17.8 | 0.22 |
| Rhinitis | ||||||||
| Rhinitis ever | 22.4 | 9.5 | 15.9 | 0.003 | 21.6 | 33.0 | 27.4 | 0.12 |
| Rhinitis in the last 12 months | 17.9 | 7.5 | 12.7 | 0.01 | 18.6 | 26.4 | 22.6 | 0.21 |
| Burning, itchy, watery eyes | 13.3 | 6.1 | 9.7 | 0.02 | 14.4 | 23.6 | 19.1 | 0.29 |
| Rhinitis affecting daily activities | ||||||||
| Not at all | 10.6 | 1.8 | 6.2 | 0.05 | 6.3 | 17.5 | 12.1 | 0.12 |
| A little | 5.5 | 3.5 | 4.5 | 0.05 | 11.2 | 7.0 | 9.0 | |
| Moderate | 0.5 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.05 | 0 | 0.7 | 0.3 | |
| A lot | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 0.05 | 1.1 | 0.7 | 0.9 | |
| Ever had hay fever | 25.8 | 12.7 | 19.2 | 0.01 | 28.3 | 46.1 | 37.4 | 0.02 |
| Eczema | ||||||||
| Itchy rash ever | 11.6 | 22.1 | 16.9 | 0.03 | 10.5 | 7.8 | 9.1 | 0.51 |
| Itchy rash in the last 12 months | 6.6 | 17.3 | 11.9 | 0.15 | 9.5 | 7.3 | 8.4 | 0.59 |
| Flexural rash | 6.6 | 16.8 | 11.8 | 0.01 | 9.5 | 5.8 | 7.6 | 0.30 |
| Child awakened by itchy rash in the last 12 months | ||||||||
| Not at all | 2.3 | 7.9 | 5.1 | 0.06 | 5.6 | 4.1 | 4.8 | 0.41 |
| <Once/week | 2.1 | 5.8 | 3.9 | 0.06 | 0 | 1.4 | 0.7 | |
| >Once/week | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.1 | 0.06 | 3.9 | 1.8 | 2.9 | |
| Rash cleared completely | 6.6 | 12.6 | 9.6 | 0.02 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 6.8 | 0.39 |
| Eczema ever | 18.1 | 19.2 | 18.7 | 0.8 | 12.9 | 6.6 | 9.7 | 0.15 |