Table 1.

Demographic and biochemical profile of asthmatic and control subjects

	Asthmatic subjects (n = 70)	Control subjects (n = 70)		p value
Age (years)	6.93 ± 2.63	7.02 ± 2.29	t = −0.211	0.833
Sex
Male/female (%)	37/33 (52.86/47.14)	39/31 (55.71/44.29)	χ2 = 0.115	0.734
Height (cm)	116.03 ± 17.16	119.59 ± 13.28	t = −1.372	0.172
Weight (kg)	18.74 ± 6.01	19.80 ± 5.57	t = −1.079	0.268
Study community
Bengali/non-Bengali	54/16 (77.14/22.86)	46/24 (65.71/34.29)	χ2 = 2.24	0.134
Level of total serum IgE (IU/mL)	269.21 ± 150.97	146.89 ± 77.32	t = −6.03	<0.001***

*** Significant at p < 0.001