Skip to main content
. 2007 Feb 7;62(7):581–587. doi: 10.1136/thx.2006.061572

Table 5 Age‐stratified comparison of database indexes of asthma severity and control and FEV1 measures.

Variable N Mean p Value
Asthma severity
⩽45 years (N = 34)
 Mild FEV1 predicted % 20 95.2
 Moderate FEV1 predicted % 9 68.7 0.002*
 Severe FEV1 predicted % 5 61.1 0.002†
0.519‡
>45 years (N = 37)
 Mild FEV1 predicted % 15 82.6
 Moderate FEV1 predicted % 12 78.1 0.552*
 Severe FEV1 predicted % 10 61.6 0.026†
0.015‡
Asthma control
⩽45 years (N = 34)
 Controlled FEV1 predicted % 21 92.0
 Uncontrolled FEV1 predicted % 13 68.9 0.004
>45 years (N = 37)
 Controlled FEV1 predicted % 17 86.4
 Uncontrolled FEV1 predicted % 20 66.2 0.004

FEV1, forced expiratory volume in 1 s.

*Moderate vs mild asthma.

†Severe vs mild asthma.

‡Severe vs moderate asthma.