Population Characteristics of Children with Any Asthma Diagnosis Overall and by Ethnicity/Language Concordance Groups
| Overall | Non-Hispanic White | English-Preferring Latinx | Spanish-Preferring Latinx with a non-Spanish-speaking Clinician | Spanish-Preferring Latinx with a Spanish-speaking Clinician | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N | 38,442 | 12,406 | 11,316 | 13,437 | 1283 |
| Age at first encounter | |||||
| 3 to 5 | 18,799 (48.9) | 5264 (42.4) | 5319 (47.0) | 7535 (56.1) | 681 (53.1) |
| 6 to 10 | 13,019 (33.9) | 4409 (35.5) | 3920 (34.6) | 4278 (31.8) | 412 (32.1) |
| 11 to 17 | 6624 (17.2) | 2733 (22.0) | 2077 (18.4) | 1624 (12.1) | 190 (14.8) |
| Sex | |||||
| Female | 16,720 (43.5) | 5565 (44.9) | 4947 (43.7) | 5673 (42.2) | 535 (41.7) |
| Male | 21,722 (56.5) | 6841 (55.1) | 6369 (56.3) | 7764 (57.8) | 748 (58.3) |
| Number of visits/year | |||||
| <2 | 14,454 (37.6) | 5164 (41.6) | 4458 (39.4) | 4320 (32.2) | 512 (39.9) |
| 2 to 5 | 17,610 (45.8) | 5283 (42.6) | 5114 (45.2) | 6626 (49.3) | 587 (45.8) |
| 6 to 10 | 4905 (12.8) | 1452 (11.7) | 1350 (11.9) | 1959 (14.6) | 144 (11.2) |
| >10 | 1473 (3.8) | 507 (4.1) | 394 (3.5) | 532 (4.0) | 40 (3.1) |
| Income as a percent of FPL | |||||
| Always ≥138% | 2666 (6.9) | 1262 (10.2) | 779 (6.9) | 592 (4.4) | 33 (2.6) |
| Above and Below | 4143 (10.8) | 1519 (12.2) | 864 (7.6) | 1506 (11.2) | 254 (19.8) |
| Always <138% | 25,253 (65.7) | 7232 (58.3) | 7490 (66.2) | 9748 (72.5) | 783 (61.0) |
| Never Documented | 6380 (16.6) | 2393 (19.3) | 2183 (19.3) | 1591 (11.8) | 213 (16.6) |
| Asthma ever on Problem List | |||||
| No | 8697 (22.6) | 2933 (23.6) | 2437 (21.5) | 2936 (21.9) | 391 (30.5) |
| Yes | 29,745 (77.4) | 9473 (76.4) | 8879 (78.5) | 10,501 (78.1) | 892 (69.5) |
| Albuterol ever prescribed | |||||
| Yes | 32038 (83.3) | 9965 (80.3) | 9141 (80.8) | 11720 (87.2) | 1212 (94.5) |
| No | 6404 (16.7) | 2441 (19.7) | 2175 (19.2) | 1717 (12.8) | 71 (5.5) |
| Bice Boxerman COC Index | |||||
| Low: 0-0.5 | 24,765 (64.4) | 8269 (66.7) | 6708 (59.3) | 8767 (65.2) | 1020 (79.5) |
| Medium: 0.5-0.75 | 5446 (14.2) | 1623 (13.1) | 1621 (14.3) | 2049 (15.2) | 153 (11.9) |
| High: >=0.75 | 8232 (21.4) | 2514 (20.3) | 2987 (26.4) | 2621 (15.2) | 110 (8.6) |
Abbreviations: COC, continuity of care; FPL, federal poverty level.