Table 1. Demographics and baseline clinical information on patients admitted to the ICU with asthma (N=110 individual admissions).

Variable	n (%)*
Age (years), median (range)	33.5 (13 - 84)
Male	51 (46.4)
Female	59 (53.6)
Previous ICU admission	7 (6.4)
Current tobacco smoker	40 (36.4)
Hypertension	16 (14.5)
Substance abuse	16 (14.5)
Diabetic	10 (9.1)
HIV	6 (5.4)
Pregnant	5 (4.5)

ICU = intensive care unit.

* Except where otherwise indicated