Table 1 Prevalence of wheeze, breathlessness, rhinitis and rhinoconjunctivitis among students (N = 1332) in urban and rural high schools in Shanxi, China. p values were calculated by Chi-square test. Significant p values (p < 0.05) were formatted with bold font
Symptoms | Number | Prevalence (%) | Male (%) | Female (%) | p value | Urban (%) | Rural (%) | p value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Doctor’s diagnosed asthma | 12 | 0.9 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 0.22 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.09 |
Wheeze | 83 | 6.3 | 7.5 | 4.6 | 0.03 | 7.1 | 4.1 | 0.04 |
Shortness of breath | 432 | 32.4 | 28.0 | 37.7 | < 0.001 | 33.5 | 30.4 | 0.26 |
Rhinitis | 518 | 38.9 | 39.5 | 38.2 | 0.63 | 41.9 | 32.4 | 0.001 |
Rhinoconjunctivitis | 199 | 15.1 | 15.3 | 14.8 | 0.82 | 15.9 | 13.3 | 0.22 |