Table 1. Differences observed between asthmatic and non-asthmatic students in São José do Rio Preto, in 2005.

	Group (n)	Age (years)	Weight (kg)	Height (m)	BMI (kg/m2)	Gender Male/Female
Asthmatic	231	15.4	60.2	1.65	21.8	76/155
Non-asthmatic	190	15.4	59.6	1.65	21.7	64/126
p-value	-	0.304	0.604	0.495	0.766	0.865

BMI = body mass index