Table 1.

Baseline descriptive characteristics

Variable	Group (A)	Group (B)
Age (year)	13.16± 3.54	12.57± 3.21
Weight (Kg)	65.32 ± 4.17	63.52± 5.48
Height (cm)	140.51± 6.23	139.94 ± 5.76
FEV1 %pred	71 (58 – 80)	70 (56 – 78)
FVC %pred	88 (84 – 93)	86 (82 – 90)
FEV1/FVC %	62 (55 – 70)	60 (52 – 68)
Maximum symptom	2.23 ± 1.15	1.97 ± 1.28
days (no. of days/last 2 weeks)

FEV₁ = forced expiratory volume in the first second

FVC= Forced vital capacity