Table 1

Distribution of covariates based on asthma diagnosis

CovariatesTotalNew asthmap Value*
N (%)
War-Related Trauma Score
 No reported trauma36823 (6.3)0.001
 Low57335 (6.1)
 Medium57145 (7.9)
 High55467 (12.1)
Sex
 Male99666 (6.6)0.01
 Female1070104 (9.7)
Age
 50–5467951 (7.5)0.73
 55–5957453 (9.2)
 60–6446737 (7.9)
 65–6934629 (8.4)
Education
 No1356116 (8.6)0.46
 Yes71054 (7.6)
Literacy
 No1028101 (9.8)0.009
 Yes103869 (6.7)
Smoking
Non-smoker1316107 (8.1)0.86
Ex-smoker46641 (8.8)
Current28422 (7.8)
Fear loss of life
 No77856 (7.2)0.18
 Yes1284114 (8.9)
  • * Denotes differences based on χ2 p value.