Table 1.

Asthma Cohort Demographics

VariableAsthma Cohort (n = 2678)
Age group, n (%)
    5 to 11 years747 (27.8)
    12 to 17 years374 (13.9)
    18 to 64 years1566 (58.3)
Sex
    Male899 (33.5)
    Female1788 (66.5)
Race, n (%)
    White874 (32.5)
    Black/African American294 (10.9)
    Other128 (4.8)
    Unknown1391 (51.8)
Ethnicity
    Hispanic/Latino854 (31.8)
    Not Hispanic/Latino1254 (46.7)
    Unknown579 (21.6)
Comorbidity count, n (%)*
    0340 (12.7)
    1522 (19.4)
    2425 (15.8)
    >21400 (52.1)
Medicaid eligibility [months of 33 study months], (median, IQR)33 (31 to 33)

  • ↵* Number of Healthcare Cost and Utilization Project (HCUP) Chronic Condition Indicator (CCI) “body systems” wherein the patient has one or more comorbidities, excluding respiratory.

  • IQR, interquartile range.