Table 1

- Prevalence of asthma symptoms by the International Study of Asthma and Allergies in Childhood (ISAAC) written questionnaire (N=2891).

Asthma symptomsYesNo
n (%)
Wheeze (ever)260 (8.99)2631 (91.01)
Wheeze (12-month prevalence)122 (4.22)2769 (95.78)
Severe asthma (12-month prevalence)39 (1.35)2852 (98.65)