Table 1 Clinical characteristics of patients, illustrating risk factors for recurrent wheezing

Age (months)

14

2.0–50

Number of recurrent wheezing attacks

4

2–10

Hospital admissions for recurrent wheezing

2

2–8

Number of people living in the same house

4

3–12

n

%

Sex (males)

28

64

Height and weight <3 %

2

5

Birth history

Prematurity

8

18

BPD^*

5

11

NICU admission⁺

14

32

History of intubation

7

16

Breastfeeding <6 months

15

34

Nocturnal feeding

25

57

GER history

14

32

Inhaler use

Regular

10

23

naive

9

21

Salbutamol syrup

15

34

Smoking exposure

29

66

Parental asthma/AR/eczema

21

48