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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Sep 12.
Published in final edited form as: Free Radic Biol Med. 2011 May 4;51(2):516–521. doi: 10.1016/j.freeradbiomed.2011.04.040

Table I.

Patient demographics, baseline characteristics and history of atopy, asthma, and asthma medication use

Gender, F/M   8/1
Average age (years), F/M   27.8 (20–38)/28
Race
    Caucasian    8
    African American    1
Family history of atopy    9
History of allergic rhinitis    9
Frequency of daily asthma symptoms
    ≤ 2 days/week    6
    > 2 days/week but not daily    3
Nighttime awakenings
    ≤ 2 days/week    9
    > 2 days/week but not daily    0
Baseline spirometry (%predicted)
    FEV1 (%predicted) 90 (75–109)
    FEV1/FVC 0.77 (0.68–0.84)
Methacholine PC20 (mg/ml) 4.1 (0.15–10)
Medications
    H1-antihistamine (daily or as needed)    9
    Albuterol ≤ 2 days/week    9
    Inhaled corticosteroids   0
    Inhaled long-acting β-agonist   0
    Leukotriene modifying agents   0
    Cromolyns   0