Prevalence and severity of asthma symptoms in school children and adolescents from 15 centres of Mexico according to Global Asthma Network 2019
| Variable | Children 6–7 years old | Teenagers 13–14 years old | ||||
| N | Frequency % | 95% CI | N | Frequency % | 95% CI | |
| Wheeze ever | ||||||
| Males | 4883/16 971 | 28.8 | 28.1 to 29.5 | 4153/19 665 | 21.1 | 20.5 to 21.7 |
| Females | 4321/18 143 | 23.8 | 23.2 to 24.4 | 5608/21 254 | 26.4 | 25.8 to 27.0 |
| Total | 9204/35 114 | 26.2 | 25.8 to 26.7 | 9761/40 919 | 23.9 | 23.4 to 24.3 |
| Whezage <1 year old | ||||||
| Males | 1712/4757 | 36.0 | 34.6 to 37.4 | NA | ||
| Females | 1334/4234 | 31.5 | 30.1 to 32.9 | NA | ||
| Total | 3046/8991 | 33.9 | 32.9 to 34.9 | NA | ||
| Whezage 1–2 years old | ||||||
| Males | 1175/4757 | 24.7 | 23.5 to 25.9 | NA | ||
| Females | 1205/4234 | 28.5 | 27.1 to 29.8 | NA | ||
| Total | 2380/8991 | 26.5 | 25.6 to 27.4 | NA | ||
| Whezage 3–4 years old | ||||||
| Males | 183/4757 | 3.8 | 3.3 to 4.4 | NA | ||
| Females | 182/4234 | 4.3 | 3.7 to 4.9 | NA | ||
| Total | 365/8991 | 4.1 | 3.7 to 4.5 | NA | ||
| Whezage 5–6 years old | ||||||
| Males | 1280/4757 | 26.9 | 25.6 to 28.2 | NA | ||
| Females | 1113/4234 | 26.3 | 25.0 to 27.6 | NA | ||
| Total | 2393/8991 | 26.6 | 25.7 to 27.5 | NA | ||
| Whezage >6 years old | ||||||
| Males | 407/4757 | 8.6 | 7.8 to 9.4 | NA | ||
| Females | 400/4234 | 9.4 | 8.6 to 10.3 | NA | ||
| Total | 807/8991 | 9.0 | 8.4 to 9.6 | NA | ||
| WHEZ12 (current wheeze) | ||||||
| Males | 1955/17 043 | 11.5 | 11.0 to 11.9 | 1847/19 726 | 9.4 | 9.0 to 9.8 |
| Females | 1642/18 215 | 9.0 | 8.6 to 9.4 | 2898/21 328 | 13.6 | 13.1 to 14.0 |
| Total | 3597/35 258 | 10.2 | 9.9 to 10.5 | 4745/41 054 | 11.6 | 11.2 to 11.9 |
| NWHEZ12 0 | ||||||
| Males | 766/2682 | 28.6 | 26.9 to 30.3 | 2108/3774 | 55.9 | 54.3 to 57.4 |
| Females | 824/2434 | 33.9 | 32.0 to 35.7 | 1888/4555 | 41.4 | 40.0 to 42.9 |
| Total | 1590/5116 | 31.1 | 29.8 to 32.3 | 3996/8329 | 47.9 | 46.9 to 49.0 |
| NWHEZ12 1–3 | ||||||
| Males | 1593/2682 | 59.4 | 57.5 to 61.3 | 1338/3774 | 35.5 | 33.9 to 37.0 |
| Females | 1326/2434 | 54.5 | 52.5 to 56.5 | 2163/4555 | 47.5 | 46.0 to 48.9 |
| Total | 2919/5116 | 57.1 | 55.7 to 58.4 | 3501/8329 | 42.0 | 41.0 to 43.1 |
| NWHEZ12 4–12 | ||||||
| Males | 272/2682 | 10.1 | 9.0 to 11.3 | 257/3774 | 6.8 | 6.0 to 7.6 |
| Females | 250/2434 | 10.3 | 9.1 to 11.5 | 422/4555 | 9.3 | 8.4 to 10.1 |
| Total | 522/5116 | 10.2 | 9.4 to 11.0 | 679/8329 | 8.2 | 7.6 to 8.7 |
| NWHEZ12 >12 | ||||||
| Males | 51/2682 | 1.9 | 1.4 to 2.4 | 71/3774 | 1.9 | 1.4 to 2.3 |
| Females | 34/2434 | 1.4 | 0.9 to 1.9 | 82/4555 | 1.8 | 1.4 to 2.2 |
| Total | 85/5116 | 1.7 | 1.3 to 2.0 | 153/8329 | 1.8 | 1.5 to 2.1 |
| AWAKE12 never | ||||||
| Males | 1386/2600 | 53.3 | 51.4 to 55.2 | 3052/3906 | 78.1 | 76.8 to 79.4 |
| Females | 1296/2345 | 55.3 | 53.2 to 57.3 | 2978/4592 | 64.8 | 63.5 to 66.2 |
| Total | 2682/4945 | 54.2 | 52.8 to 55.6 | 6030/8498 | 71.0 | 70.0 to 71.9 |
| AWAKE12 1 night per year | ||||||
| Males | 902/2600 | 34.7 | 32.9 to 36.5 | 615/3906 | 15.7 | 14.6 to 16.9 |
| Females | 759/2345 | 32.4 | 30.5 to 34.3 | 1156/4592 | 25.2 | 23.9 to 26.4 |
| Total | 1661/4945 | 33.6 | 32.3 to 34.9 | 1771/8498 | 20.8 | 20.0 to 21.7 |
| AWAKE12 >1 night per year | ||||||
| Males | 312/2600 | 12.0 | 10.8 to 13.2 | 239/3906 | 6.1 | 5.4 to 6.9 |
| Females | 290/2345 | 12.4 | 11.0 to 13.7 | 458/4592 | 10.0 | 9.1 to 10.8 |
| Total | 602/4945 | 12.2 | 11.3 to 13.1 | 697/8498 | 8.2 | 7.6 to 8.8 |
| SPEECH12 | ||||||
| Males | 740/17 010 | 4.4 | 4.0 to 4.7 | 655/19 726 | 3.3 | 3.1 to 3.6 |
| Females | 573/18 180 | 3.2 | 2.9 to 3.4 | 1304/21 306 | 6.1 | 5.8 to 6.4 |
| Total | 1313/35 190 | 3.7 | 3.5 to 3.9 | 1959/41 032 | 4.8 | 4.6 to 5.0 |
| ASTHMAEV | ||||||
| Males | 1176/17 163 | 6.9 | 6.5 to 7.2 | 1725/19 818 | 8.7 | 8.3 to 9.1 |
| Females | 918/18 345 | 5.0 | 4.7 to 5.3 | 1822/21 426 | 8.5 | 8.1 to 8.9 |
| Total | 2094/35 508 | 5.9 | 5.7 to 6.1 | 3547/41 244 | 8.6 | 8.3 to 8.9 |
| ASTHDOC | ||||||
| Males | 1072/17 011 | 6.3 | 5.9 to 6.7 | 1338/19 701 | 6.8 | 6.4 to 7.1 |
| Females | 819/18 169 | 4.5 | 4.2 to 4.8 | 1383/21 292 | 6.5 | 6.2 to 6.8 |
| Total | 1891/35 180 | 5.4 | 5.1 to 5.6 | 2721/40 993 | 6.6 | 6.4 to 6.9 |
| ASTHPLAN | ||||||
| Males | 872/17 007 | 5.1 | 4.8 to 5.5 | 655/19 726 | 4.9 | 4.6 to 5.2 |
| Females | 654/18 169 | 3.6 | (3.3 to 3.9) | 1304/21 306 | 4.8 | 4.5 to 5.1 |
| Total | 1526/35 176 | 4.3 | 4.1 to 4.6 | 1959/41 032 | 4.9 | 4.7 to 5.1 |
NA, Not available.