Table 2 Indicators of disease status
Indicator of Disease | Description | Known/Unknown |
|---|---|---|
Confirmed asthma | When parent questionnaire response to the question “has a doctor ever diagnosed this child as having asthma” was confirmed through administrative records regarding clinic visits and the prescription of asthma medication | 146/59 |
Current asthma | Labeled Asthmatics and Non-Asthmatics reporting an asthma attack in the last 12 months | 192/13 |
Questionnaire-defined asthma | Positive response to “has a doctor ever diagnosed this child as having asthma” on parent questionnaire | 186/19 |
Phadiatop – Atopy/Allergen screen | Positive serum test to a panel of at least 15 common allergens | 173/32 |
Foodscreen – Food allergen screen | Positive serum test to a panel of 6 common allergy provoking foods (cows milk protein, egg white wheat codfish peanut and soybean) | 190/15 |