| Variable | Without Comorbidity n = 74 (28%)† | With Comorbidity n = 190 (72%)† | Total† | P Value |
| Age (years) |
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| <4 | 21 (28.4) | 40 (21.1) | 61 (23.1) | 0.20 |
| 4 - 8 | 22 (29.7) | 60 (31.6) | 82 (31.1) | 0.7 |
| 8 - 12 | 15 (20.3) | 63 (33.2) | 78 (29.5) | 0.04 |
| 12 - 16 | 16 (21.6) | 27 (14.2) | 43 (16.3) | 0.14 |
| Gender |
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| Male | 27 (36.5) | 74 (38.9) | 101 (38.3) | 0.29 |
| Female | 47 (63.5) | 116 (61.1) | 163 (61.7) | |
| Weight for Age Z score |
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| Overweight | 14 (18.9) | 42 (22.1) | 56 (21.2) | 0.56 |
| Normal nutrition | 57 (77.0) | 146 (76.8) | 203 (76.9) | 0.97 |
| Moderate malnutrition | 1 (1.4) | 2 (1.1) | 3 (1.1) | 0.83 |
| Severe malnutrition | 2 (2.7) | 0 (0) | 2 (0.8) | 0.07 |
| Adult smoker in the child’s household |
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| Yes | 4 (5.4) | 6 (3.2) | 10 (3.8) | 0.31 |
| No | 63 (85.1) | 181 (95.3) | 244 (92.4) | |
| Undisclosed | 7 (9.5) | 3 (1.6) | 10 (3.8) |
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| Cooking fuel used in household* |
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| Liquified petroleum gas | 52 (24.6) | 159 (75.4) | 211 | 0.09 |
| Kerosene and Firewood | 17 (29.8) | 40 (70.2) | 57 | 0.51 |
| Social class Score of families |
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| Upper | 35 (47.3) | 83 (43.7) | 118 (44.7) | 0.5 |
| Middle | 32 (43.2) | 81 (42.6) | 113 (42.8) | 0.8 |
| Low | 2 (2.7) | 16 (8.4) | 18 (6.8) | 0.1 |
| Undisclosed | 5 (6.8) | 10 (5.3) | 155.7) |
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| Known Family history of atopy |
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| Yes | 43 (58.1) | 127 (66.8) | 170 (64.4) | 0.2 |
| No | 30 (40.5) | 62 (32.6) | 92 (34.8) | |
| Unsure | 1 (1.4) | 1 (0.5) | 29 (0.8) |
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| Symptoms reported* |
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| Cough | 60 (25.8) | 173 (74.2) | 233 | 0.2 |
| Difficulty breathing | 61 (26.6) | 168 (73.4) | 229 | 0.04 |
| Wheeze | 52 (34.3) | 162 (75.7) | 214 | 0.08 |
| Chest pain/chest tightness | 30 (26.1) | 85 (73.9) | 115 | 0.001 |
| Age at first diagnosis of asthma (years) |
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| <4 | 34 (45.9) | 76 (40.0) | 110 (41.7) | 0.49 |