Variables

Bronchial asthma (n = 130)

Allergic rhinitis (n = 130)

Age (years)

Mean ± SD

7.5 ± 2.6

6.8 ± 2.1

(t = 2.35, df = 258, p-value = 0.20)

Gender

Frequency

Percentage

Frequency

Percentage

Males

79

61%

77

59%

Females

51

39%

53

41%

(χ² = 0.08, df = 1, p value = 0.77)

Tribe

Hausa-Fulani

Yoruba

Igbo

Others

85

24

15

6

65.4%

18.5%

11.5%

4.6%

93

20

10

7

71.5%

15.4%

7.7%

5.4%