Table 1.

Demographic data pre run-in.

Gender	Age (years)	FEV1%predicted	FEF25-75%predicted	ICS	ICS daily dose	Other asthma treatment
F	40	92	59	BDP	1000	None
F	65	69	42	BDP	800	None
F	25	92	63	BDP	400	Montelukast
M	54	84	68	BDP	800	None
F	46	104	77	BDP	800	None
M	36	85	54	FP	400	Salmeterol
M	25	71	39	BDP	800	None
F	17	95	85	BDP	800	None
M	43	61	32	FP	1000	None
M	26	98	72	BDP	400	None
F	47	68	25	BDP	500	Salmeterol
F	65	86	44	BDP	1200	None
M	45	58	28	BDP	400	None
M	35	60	28	BDP	600	None
M	58	73	45	BUD	800	None
F	42	93	72	BUD	400	None
M	22	74	41	BDP	400	None
F	32	82	56	BDP	400	None
F	45	104	72	FP	1000	None
F	44	73	46	BUD	800	None
9 M, 11 F	41(3)	81(3)	52(4)		685(58)

ICS, inhaled corticosteroid; BDP, beclomethasone dipropionate; FP, fluticasone propionate; BUD, budesonide. Summary statistics are shown as mean (SE).