Asthma in Australia 2005
Figure 5.4
General practice encounters for asthma per 100 population, by age group and sex, Australia, April 2001 to March 2004
Note: Asthma classified according to ICPC-2 PLUS codes: R96001–R96005, R96007, R96008.
Source: BEACH Survey of General Practice.
Data table
| Age group (years) | Males |
(95% CI) |
Females |
(95% CI) |
| 0 to 4 | 29.3 |
(26.1–32.5) |
20.8 |
(18.1–23.6) |
| 5 to 14 | 19.9 |
(18.0–21.8) |
15.6 |
(14.0–17.2) |
| 15 to 34 | 8.1 |
(7.4–8.9) |
12.8 |
(11.8–13.8) |
| 35 to 64 | 8.2 |
(7.6–8.8) |
14.3 |
(13.4–15.2) |
| 65 and over | 14.9 |
(13.4–16.3) |
21.6 |
(19.9–23.3) |
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