Asthma in Australia 2005
Figure 2.5
Proportion of general practice encounters for asthma, by age group and sex, children aged 0 to 18 years, Australia, April 2001 to March 2004
Note: Asthma classified according to ICPC-2 PLUS codes: R96001–R96005, R96007, R96008. BEACH data year is April to March.
Source:
BEACH Survey of General Practice.
Data table
| Age group (years) | Boys (95% CI)
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Girls (95% CI)
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| 0 to 1 | 2.5 | (2.0–2.9) | 1.8 | (1.3–1.8) |
| 2 to 4 | 7.4 | (6.4–8.3) | 5.7 | (4.9–5.7) |
| 5 to 11 | 7.9 | (7.0–8.8) | 6.1 | (5.4–6.1) |
| 12 to 18 | 5.5 | (4.8–6.2) | 4.0 | (3.5–4.0) |
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