TABLE 1
BASELINE CHARACTERISTICS OF SUBJECTS WITH DIFFERENT CATEGORIES OF SELF-REPORTED ENVIRONMENTAL TOBACCO SMOKE EXPOSURE


No Exposure at Either Time (n = 322) Exposure at Baseline, None at Follow-up (n = 43) None at Baseline, Exposure at Follow-up (n = 56) Exposure at Baseline and Follow-up (n = 30) p Value

Age, mean ± SD* 39.9 ± 7.8 40.1 ± 8.9 38.8 ± 9.3 39.4 ± 7.8 0.8
Female sex, n (%)dagger 231 (72%) 27 (63%) 39 (70%) 20 (67%) 0.6
White race, non-Hispanic, n (%) 227 (71%) 32 (74%) 33 (59%) 18 (60%) 0.2
Income, U.S. dollarsDagger
Median 31,250 22,500 22,500 28,125
Interquartile range 17,500-43,750 15,000-35,000 12,500-35,000 17,500-31,250 0.085
Education, mean yr ± SD 14.7 ± 2.6 14.4 ± 2.2 14.1 ± 2.1 14.0 ± 2.3 0.2
Atopic history, n (%) 254 (79%) 38 (88%) 43 (77%) 24 (80%) 0.5
Married or cohabitating, n (%) 220 (68%) 28 (65%) 36 (64%) 20 (67%) 0.9
Asthma onset before age 18 yr, n (%) 155 (48%) 20 (47%) 26 (46%)  9 (30%) 0.3

* Age and education were examined using ANOVA.
dagger Sex, race, marital status, age of onset, and atopic status were compared using the chi-square test.
Dagger Income was examined using the Kruskal-Wallis test.