Table 1 Descriptives of study population by asthma status in school Grades 7–8.

From: Asthma and subsequent school performance at age 15–16 years: A Swedish population-based sibling control study

 

No asthma

Mild/mod controlled

Severe controlled

Mild/mod uncontrolled

Severe uncontrolled

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

N

%

Study population

539,422

94.5

27,442

4.8

897

0.2

2,627

0.5

207

0.0

Child’s gender

Boy

272,166

94.0

15,405

5.3

553

0.2

1,373

0.5

116

0.0

Girl

267,256

95.1

12,037

4.3

344

0.1

1,254

0.4

91

0.0

Birth month

January

45,426

94.0

2,571

5.3

83

0.2

242

0.5

28

0.1

February

44,596

94.1

2,485

5.2

65

0.1

207

0.4

22

0.0

March

51,140

94.3

2,710

5.0

81

0.1

256

0.5

17

0.0

April

51,209

94.5

2,626

4.8

98

0.2

222

0.4

17

0.0

May

48,984

94.8

2,313

4.5

90

0.2

246

0.5

16

0.0

June

47,709

95.0

2,194

4.4

74

0.1

214

0.4

11

0.0

July

47,548

95.1

2,154

4.3

68

0.1

219

0.4

15

0.0

August

45,855

94.7

2,251

4.6

70

0.1

225

0.5

21

0.0

September

42,930

94.6

2,166

4.8

80

0.2

205

0.5

13

0.0

October

40,653

94.5

2,047

4.8

75

0.2

209

0.5

14

0.0

November

36,411

94.2

1,974

5.1

64

0.2

206

0.5

15

0.0

December

36,961

94.4

1,951

5.0

49

0.1

176

0.4

18

0.0

ADHD

No

518,394

94.6

25,973

4.7

842

0.2

2,439

0.4

194

0.0

Yes

21,028

92.4

1,469

6.5

55

0.2

188

0.8

13

0.1

Mother’s birth place

Sweden

460,671

94.3

24,418

5.0

826

0.2

2,256

0.5

183

0.0

Nordic country

15,336

94.6

781

4.8

12

0.1

70

0.4

8

0.0

EU

9,325

95.8

360

3.7

13

0.1

32

0.3

1

0.0

Europe, not EU

17,255

97.1

440

2.5

6

0.0

60

0.3

3

0.0

Africa

6,958

94.5

348

4.7

9

0.1

47

0.6

4

0.1

North America, Oceania

1,544

94.1

84

5.1

2

0.1

9

0.5

1

0.1

South America

4,165

94.2

207

4.7

4

0.1

43

1.0

1

0.0

Asia

24,148

96.2

804

3.2

25

0.1

110

0.4

6

0.0

Missing

20

100.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

Father’s birth place

Sweden

454,320

94.4

24,016

5.0

812

0.2

2,193

0.5

185

0.0

Nordic country

14,130

94.6

701

4.7

21

0.1

77

0.5

8

0.1

EU

10,265

95.4

432

4.0

8

0.1

49

0.5

1

0.0

Europe, not EU

18,982

97.1

485

2.5

8

0.0

64

0.3

1

0.0

Africa

8,768

93.8

490

5.2

16

0.2

64

0.7

6

0.1

North America, Oceania

2,178

93.2

148

6.3

3

0.1

8

0.3

0

0.0

South America

4,358

94.1

224

4.8

4

0.1

43

0.9

0

0.0

Asia

23,727

96.2

805

3.3

21

0.1

108

0.4

5

0.0

Missing

2,694

94.2

141

4.9

4

0.1

21

0.7

1

0.0

Mother’s education

Middle school <9 years

10,692

96.7

311

2.8

2

0.0

43

0.4

6

0.1

Middle school 9 years

58,228

95.2

2,542

4.2

69

0.1

336

0.5

14

0.0

Upper secondary school 1–2 years

196,062

94.4

10,251

4.9

317

0.2

1,077

0.5

90

0.0

Upper secondary school 3 years

97,016

94.6

4,877

4.8

178

0.2

449

0.4

28

0.0

College/University <3 years

96,392

94.1

5,349

5.2

192

0.2

432

0.4

35

0.0

College/University ≥ 3years

74,794

94.6

3,875

4.9

136

0.2

268

0.3

32

0.0

Post-graduate education

2,339

95.0

117

4.8

2

0.1

4

0.2

0

0.0

Missing

3,899

96.5

120

3.0

1

0.0

18

0.4

2

0.0

Father’s education

Middle school <9 years

12,270

95.6

481

3.7

15

0.1

60

0.5

5

0.0

Middle school 9 years

74,559

94.8

3,570

4.5

88

0.1

426

0.5

25

0.0

Upper secondary school 1–2 years

219,417

94.4

11,472

4.9

381

0.2

1,136

0.5

86

0.0

Upper secondary school 3 years

69,312

94.6

3,473

4.7

115

0.2

303

0.4

29

0.0

College/University <3 years

77,328

94.3

4,138

5.0

172

0.2

359

0.4

33

0.0

College/University ≥ 3years

70,636

94.7

3537

4.7

108

0.1

265

0.4

24

0.0

Post-graduate education

6,379

95.4

284

4.2

7

0.1

19

0.3

1

0.0

Missing

9,521

94.4

487

4.8

11

0.1

59

0.6

4

0.0

Disposable family income

1st Quintile

108,427

95.0

4,851

4.3

128

0.1

654

0.6

39

0.0

2nd Quintile

108,018

94.7

5,333

4.7

156

0.1

500

0.4

35

0.0

3rd Quintile

107,623

94.3

5,825

5.1

185

0.2

499

0.4

44

0.0

4th Quintile

107,603

94.2

5,776

5.1

205

0.2

541

0.5

50

0.0

5th Quintile

107,688

94.4

5,654

5.0

223

0.2

433

0.4

39

0.0

Missing

63

95.5

3

4.5

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

Asthma in mother

No

448,547

95.3

19,730

4.2

605

0.1

1,860

0.4

134

0.0

Yes

90,875

91.1

7,712

7.7

292

0.3

767

0.8

73

0.1

Asthma in father

No

473,073

95.0

22,047

4.4

686

0.1

2,105

0.4

160

0.0

Yes

66,349

91.5

5,395

7.4

211

0.3

522

0.7

47

0.1