Table 1.

Clinical characteristics of children with difficult asthma

Number	27
Age*	10.5 (4.1 – 16.7)
Male/Female	17/10
FEV1 (% predicted)*, pre-bronchodilator a	82.6 (32.1 – 118)
Atopic	21 (78%)
Treatment:
Daily dose budesonide/equivalent*	2000 (800 – 4000) μm
Number on LABA	20 (74%)
Number on regular orals steroids	50(18.5%)

* median (range)

a – only 23/27 able to perform satisfactory spirometry