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Table 1 Demographic details of patient sample

From: Medicinal herb use among asthmatic patients attending a specialty care facility in Trinidad

Factors (n = 191)

No. (% of sample)

No. (%) using herbs

Gender

  

Male

61 (31.9)

19/61(31.2)

Female

130 (68.1)*

39/130 (30.0)

Age groups

  

16–34

34 (17.8)

11/34 (32.4)

35–50

52 (27.2)

21/52 (40.4)

51–64

67 (35.1)

18/67 (21.1)

≥ 65

38 (19.9)

8/38 (13.8)

Ethnicity

  

African

45 (23.6)

13/45 (28.9)

Asian Indian

110 (57.6)*

31/110 (28.2)

Mixed

35 (18.3)

14/35 (40.0)

Other

1 (0.5)

0/1 (0.0)

Asthma severity

  

Intermittent

90 (47.1)

29/90 (32.2)

Mild Persistent

29 (15.2)

9/29 (31.0)

Moderate Persistent

27 (14.1)

7/27 (25.9)

Severe Persistent

45 (23.6)

13/45 (28.9)