Table 1. Demographic characteristics of patients.
| Control | Asthma (GINA) | Overall p value* | ||
| Intermittent | Mild – Moderate | |||
| ARIA° Classes, (n) | ||||
| Intermittent rhinitis (Mild, Moderate/Severe) | 16,00 | 8,00 | 9,00 | |
| Persistent rhinitis (Mild, Moderate/Severe) | 7,00 | 10,00 | ||
| Age, (years) | 12.1 (±1.7) | 13.9 (±3.3) | 13.2 (±4.0) | ns |
| Range | 8–15 | 6–17 | 6–17 | |
| Sex, n (Male/Female) | 16 (9/7) | 15 (8/7) | 19 (11/8) | ns |
| Body mass index, (kg/m2) | 12.7 (±1.1) | 14.0 (±2.3) | 14.4 (±2.1) | ns |
| Range | 11.2–14.8 | 10.6–20.3 | 10.6–18.7 | |
| FEV1 (% predicted) | 110.0 (±9.0) | 96.3 (±11.0) | 86.5 (±14.8) | <0.0001 |
| FVC (% predicted) | 95.5 (±19) | 96.0 (±10.7) | 89.2 (±10.4) | <0.0001 |
| FEV1/FVC (ratio %) | 89.0 (±7.0) | 86.2 (±7.6) | 82.1 (±8.6) | ns |
| PEF (% predicted) | 80.6 (±14.6) | 79.7 (±18.6) | 60.1 (±15.7) | <0.0001 |
| SPT, any positive, n (%) | 0 | 100 | 100 | <0.0001 |
| Total IgE IU/ml, (Geometric mean) | 71,94 | 299,80 | 632,72 | <0.0001 |
| log tot IgE | 1.86 (±0.20) | 2.48 (±0.37) | 2.80 (±0.29) | <0.0001 |