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Table 2 Distribution of the diagnosis of illness among the two categories of severity (1, 2 vs 3, 4, 5)

From: Passive smoking, as measured by hair nicotine, and severity of acute lower respiratory illnesses among children

 

Asthma

Bronchiollitis

Pneumonia

Croup

Severity categories 1 and 2 (less severe)

27.3%

30.2%

14.3%

62.2%

Severity categories 3, 4 and 5 (more severe)

72.7%

69.8%

85.7%

37.8%