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Table 1 Demographic and Clinical Characteristics of the Study Cohort

From: Assessment of knowledge and education relating to asthma during pregnancy among women of childbearing age

Demographic Characteristic
 Age (years) Mean ± SE 32 ± 0.48
 Asthma chronicity (years) Mean ± SE 11 ± 0.64
 Months of gestation Median 7.00
 Current pregnancy   (131) 77.2%
 Asthma symptoms during any pregnancy   (136) 79.5%
 Educational level Below university (89) 52%
University and above (82) 48%
 In employment   (57) 33.3%
Asthma medications:
 Short-acting β-agonist   (149) 87.1%
 Combination therapy (inhaled corticosteroids/long-acting β-agonist)   (92) 53.8%
 Leukotriene-receptor antagonist   (1) 0.6%
 Inhaled corticosteroids alone   (11) 6.4%
 Theophylline   (0)
 Prednisone   (5) 2.9%
 Ant-IgE   (0)
 No prescribed treatment   (1) 0.6%