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. 2004 Jul;58(1):26–33. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2125.2004.02108.x

Table 1. Absolute mean values for randomized treatments and respective baselines with 95% CI for mean.

CIC (baseline) 95% CI CIC 95% CI FP (baseline) 95% CI FP 95% CI
NO (p.p.b) 9.9 5.8, 14.1 8.1 4.0, 12.3 9.6 5.4, 13.8 5.1 1.0, 9.3
FEV1 (l) 2.58 2.50, 2.66 2.66 2.58, 2.74 2.59 2.51, 2.67 2.72 2.63, 2.80
FEV1 (% predicted) 84 82, 87 86 84, 89 84 82, 87 88 86, 91
FEF25–75 (l s−1) 2.16 2.01, 2.32 2.26 2.11, 2.41 2.15 2.00, 2.31 2.42 2.27, 2.58
FEF25–75 (% predicted) 59 55, 63 61 57, 65 58 54, 62 65 61, 69
Methacholine PC20 (mg ml−1) 0.6 0.4, 1.0 0.8 0.4, 1.3 0.7 0.4, 1.3 1.3 0.7, 2.2
PEF (am) (l min−1) 471 461, 480 465 456, 475 469 460, 479 463 453, 472
PEF (pm) (l min−1) 472 463, 482 467 458, 476 473 464, 482 465 455, 474
Asthma symptom score (am) 0.2 0.1, 0.3 0.2 0.1, 0.3 0.1 0.1, 0.2 0.3 0.2, 0.4
Asthma symptom score (pm) 0.3 0.2, 0.4 0.2 0.1, 0.3 0.2 0.1, 0.3 0.2 0.1, 0.3
Rescue (am) (puffs/day) 0.2 0.1, 0.4 0.3 0.1, 0.4 0.1 0.1, 0.3 0.3 0.2, 0.5
Rescue (pm) (puffs/day) 0.4 0.3, 0.5 0.3 0.1, 0.4 0.3 0.2, 0.4 0.3 0.2, 0.4
Activities (MiniAQLQ) 6.46 6.21, 6.71 6.43 6.18, 6.69 6.68 6.43, 6.94 6.33 6.08, 6.58
Symptoms (MiniAQLQ) 5.81 5.50, 6.12 5.52 5.21, 5.82 6.02 5.71, 6.33 5.67 5.37, 5.98
Emotions (MiniAQLQ) 6.23 5.92, 6.54 5.95 5.63, 6.26 6.32 6.00, 6.63 6.23 5.92, 6.54
Environment (MiniAQLQ) 6.05 5.76, 6.35 5.60 5.30, 5.89 5.84 5.54, 6.14 5.91 5.61, 6.21
Overall (MiniAQLQ) 6.12 5.89, 6.35 5.87 5.64, 6.10 6.22 5.99, 6.45 6.01 5.78, 6.24

There were no significant differences for comparisons between baselines, between randomized treatments, and between randomized treatments and respective baselines. Data for methacholine PC20are given as geometric means.