Clinical features of children with asthma
Clinical characteristics of the children with asthma are presented in
Table 2. Of these 125 children with asthma, 41 (32.8%) had mild, 63
(50.4%) had moderate and 21 (16.8%) had severe asthma. Asthma was
controlled in 58.4% of the patients. 69 children (55.2%) were under
regular asthma controller treatment and 52 children (41.8%) had an
asthma exacerbation in the last year. 87 children (69.6%) had an
aeroallergen sensitization.