Table 1 Baseline characteristics of study population
Census | First asthma admissions and deaths | Male | Female | % Female in each group | First asthma admissions incidence from 2001 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | n | % | n | % | % | n | % | |
White Scottish | 4,088,125 | 88.6 | 102,285 | 89.9 | 41,955 | 89.8 | 60,330 | 89.9 | 59.0 % | 86,930 | 89.9 |
Other White British | 334,985 | 7.3 | 7,555 | 6.6 | 3,005 | 6.4 | 4,550 | 6.8 | 60.2 % | 6,515 | 6.7 |
White Irish | 43,505 | 0.9 | 985 | 0.9 | 390 | 0.8 | 590 | 0.9 | 60.2 % | 825 | 0.9 |
Other White | 65,655 | 1.4 | 1,030 | 0.9 | 410 | 0.9 | 620 | 0.9 | 60.2 % | 895 | 0.9 |
Any mixed background | 11,110 | 0.2 | 265 | 0.2 | 115 | 0.2 | 150 | 0.2 | 56.6 % | 220 | 0.2 |
Indian | 12,335 | 0.3 | 305 | 0.3 | 160 | 0.3 | 150 | 0.2 | 48.4 % | 225 | 0.2 |
Pakistani | 25,630 | 0.6 | 840 | 0.7 | 415 | 0.9 | 420 | 0.6 | 50.3 % | 655 | 0.7 |
Other South Asian | 6,510 | 0.1 | 155 | 0.1 | 80 | 0.2 | 75 | 0.1 | 48.4 % | 135 | 0.1 |
African origin | 6,335 | 0.1 | 120 | 0.1 | 50 | 0.1 | 70 | 0.1 | 58.3 % | 105 | 0.1 |
Chinese | 13,205 | 0.3 | 145 | 0.1 | 75 | 0.2 | 70 | 0.1 | 48.3 % | 120 | 0.1 |
All other ethnic groups | 7,715 | 0.2 | 105 | 0.1 | 50 | 0.1 | 55 | 0.1 | 52.4 % | 90 | 0.1 |
Total | 4,615,105 | 113,790 | 46,710 | 67,080 | 59.0 % | 96,710 | |||||