Table 4.
Gender differences in reported respiratory symptoms: shortness of breath, wheezing, coughing, and mucous production at different swimming intensities in 30 asthmatic female swimmers (F) and 27 asthmatic male swimmers (M).
| Shortness of breath | Wheezing | Coughing | Mucous production | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| F | M | P value | F | M | P value | F | M | P value | F | M | P value | |
| Easy | 3/30 | 2/27 | 0.730 | 0/30 | 3/27 | 0.061 | 2/30 | 1/27 | 0.913 | 1/30 | 3/27 | 0.251 |
| Moderate | 9/30 | 3/27 | 0.081 | 3/30 | 3/27 | 0.891 | 12/30 | 1/27 | 0.001* | 14/30 | 4/27 | 0.010* |
| Hard | 18/30 | 11/27 | 0.146 | 14/30 | 10/27 | 0.462 | 18/30 | 4/27 | <0.001* | 14/30 | 6/27 | 0.054 |
| Very hard | 18/30 | 11/27 | 0.146 | 15/30 | 8/27 | 0.118 | 18/30 | 4/27 | 0.001* | 12/30 | 6/27 | 0.149 |
| Max sprint | 6/30 | 7/27 | 0.594 | 9/30 | 3/27 | 0.081 | 12/30 | 3/27 | 0.013* | 1/30 | 3/27 | 0.251 |
F: females, M: males.
*Significant difference.