TABLE 1.

Characteristics of subjects in complete asthma remission during asthma period

Subject	Asthma period	Physician		Asthma symptoms	Asthma medication	PC20 methacholine†, mg/mL	Emergency room visit for asthma
		Diagnosis	Follow–up*
1	1987–2001	Yes	Yes	B, CT, W, C, Ph	Bd, ICS	7.0
2	1988–1993	Yes	Yes	B,CT,W,C	Bd
3	1999–2002	Yes	Yes	B	Bd
4	1963–1970	Yes	Yes	B, CT, W, C, Ph	Bd
5	1988–2005	Yes	Yes	B, CT, W, C	Bd, ICS
6	1996–2000	Yes	Yes	B, CT, W, C, Ph	Bd, ICS
7	2003–2005	Yes	Yes	B, W	Bd, ICS	1.6
8	1988–1995	Yes	Yes	B	Bd
9	2000–2006	Yes	Yes	B, C	Bd, ICS	1.0
10	1999–2004	Yes	Yes	B, C	Bd	4.8
11	2000–2005	Yes	Yes	B, CT	Bd	4.0
12	1983–1987	Yes	Yes	B, CT, W	Bd		Yes
13	1995–2006	Yes	Yes	B, CT, W, C, Ph	Bd, ICS
14	1972–1976	Yes	Yes	B, C	Bd
15	1996–2007	Yes	Yes	B, CT, W, C, Ph	Bd, ICS
16	1956–1960	Yes	Yes	CT, C, Ph	?
17	1989–2004	Yes	Yes	B, W, C	Bd, ICS
18	1992–2001	Yes	Yes	B, CT, W, C, Ph	Bd, ICS
19	1996–2006	Yes	Yes	B, CT, W, C, Ph	Bd, ICS
20	1991–1994	Yes	Yes	B, CT, W, C, Ph	Bd, ICS
21	1981–1996	Yes	Yes	B, CT, W, C, Ph	Bd, ICS		Yes
22	1966–1972	Yes	Yes	B, CT, W	Bd
23	1969–1971	Yes	Yes	B	Bd
24	2003–2006	Yes	Yes	B, CT, W, C, Ph	Bd, ICS	5.8
25	1994–2005	Yes	Yes	B, CT, C, Ph	Bd, ICS
26	1999–2000	Yes	Yes	B, CT, W	Bd

^*Patients were seen regularly by physician during asthma period;

^†When available. B Breathlessness; Bd Inhaled bronchodilator; CT Chest tightness; C Cough; ICS Inhaled corticosteroids; PC₂₀ Provocative concentration of methacholine causing a 20% fall in forced expiratory volume in 1 s; Ph Phlegm production; W Wheezing