Distribution of questionnaires and prevalence of respiratory symptoms in the areas of Lebanon
| Region | Total valuable# | No disease | Respiratory disease*** | Chronic cough* | Chronic phlegm** | Recurrent wheezing** | Ever wheezing** | Medical asthma |
| Beirut | 345 (69.0) | 255 (73.9) | 21 (6.1) | 51 (15.1) | 25 (7.4) | 15 (4.4) | 26 (7.7) | 4 (1.2) |
| Mount | 330 (71.7) | 230 (69.7) | 50 (15.2) | 50 (15.5) | 24 (7.3) | 37 (11.3) | 51 (15.5) | 8 (2.4) |
| North | 1081 (68.8) | 578 (53.5) | 180 (16.7) | 310 (29.7) | 118 (11.5) | 140 (13.5) | 196 (19.0) | 40 (3.7) |
| Bekaa | 1008 (84.5) | 609 (60.4) | 86 (8.5) | 209 (21.2) | 82 (8.5) | 62 (6.3) | 114 (11.8) | 17 (1.7) |
| South | 547 (76.0) | 344 (62.9) | 70 (12.8) | 132 (24.6) | 51 (9.4) | 53 (9.7) | 78 (14.3) | 15 (2.7) |
| Total | 3291 (70.9) | 2016 (61.3) | 407 (12.4) | 752 (23.2) | 300 (9.4) | 307 (9.5) | 465 (14.4) | 84 (2.6) |
Data are presented as n (%)
Beirut: Beirut and suburbs, schools of Salma Sayegh, Ghbeire
Mount: Mount Lebanon, schools of Haret Nehme, Kfarselouan, Amatour
North: North Lebanon, schools of Ibn Sina, Loukman, MeniehÂBlat, Kfarhazir, Batroun, Akkar
Bekaa: Schools ofTaalabaya, Bakkifa, Kabbelias
South: southern Lebanon, schools of Nabatieh, Alahd Jadid, Islah
#: response rate
*: p=0.05
**: p<0.01
***: p<0.001