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Table 1 Characteristics of high school students eligible to enroll in a randomized trial, by participant status

From: Comparison of early-, late-, and non-participants in a school-based asthma management program for urban high school students

 

PARTICIPANTS

NON-PARTICIPANTS

 

All (n = 422)

Early (n = 386)

Late (n = 36)

(n = 1246)

SCREENING 1

n

Mean

(sd)

n

Mean

(sd)

n

Mean

(sd)

n

Mean

(sd)

Mean age (s.d.)

422

15.9

1.1

386

15.9

1.1

36

15.6

1.1

1201

16.1

1.5

 

N

n

(%)

N

n

(%)

N

n

(%)

N

n

(%)

Male

422

170

(40.2)

386

152

(39.4)

36

18

(50.0)

1202

487

(40.5)

Senior in High School 2

422

55

(13.0)

386

53

(13.7)

36

2

(5.6)

1201

194

(16.1)

Diagnosed asthma

422

327

(77.5)

386

301

(78.0)

36

26

(72.2)

1246

768

(61.6)

Medication used

404

269

(66.6)

370

246

(66.5)

34

23

(67.7)

1162

630

(54.2)

Mod/Severe Asthma

415

88

(21.2)

380

81

(21.3)

35

7

(20.0)

1210

201

(16.6)

≥1 ED visit/12 months

401

190

(47.4)

368

172

(46.7)

33

18

(54.5)

1181

506

(42.9)

Smoker 3

416

30

(7.2)

381

30

(7.9)

35

0

(0)

1191

75

(6.3)

Household ETS 4

412

263

(63.8)

378

239

(63.2)

34

24

(70.6)

1187

723

(60.9)

BASELINE 5

            

Medicaid enrollee

405

297

(73.3)

375

272

(72.5)

30

25

(83.3)

   

Extrinsically motivated 6

289

40

(9.5)

265

35

(13.2)

24

5

(20.8)

   

Rescue inhaler nearby 7

191

86

(45.0)

176

80

(45.4)

15

6

(40.0)

   

Controller med adherence 8

143

39

(27.3)

132

32

(27.3)

11

3

(27.3)

   

STUDY COMPLIANCE

            

Student

            

All 4 sessions completed

422

373

(88.4)

386

347

(89.9)

36

26

(72.2)

   

12 month follow-up completed

422

344

(81.5)

386

328

(85.0)

36

16

(44.4)

   

Caregiver

            

Baseline phone survey completed

422

358

(84.8)

386

338

(87.6)

36

20

(55.6)

   

12 month phone survey completed

422

328

(77.7)

386

312

(80.8)

36

16

(44.4)

   
  1. 1Screening questionnaire administered 2007-2008; 2 Senior in high school when Lung Health Survey conducted (2007-2008); 3 Smoked 1 or more days in past 30 days; 4 Environmental tobacco smoke; 5 Information from enrollment baseline survey; 6 Reason for enrollment: Intrinsically motivated ="Wanted to learn to control asthma" or "Seemed like a fun program" vs. Extrinsically motivated = "Gift cards or cash" or "Encouraged by others to enroll". 7Among those reporting a rescue inhaler, report having rescue inhaler nearby >4 of last 7 days; 8 Among those reporting a controller medication, report taking controller medication >4 days of last 7 days.