Table 2.

Comparison between patients with asthma and control subjects.

	Asthma (n = 19)	Control (n = 15)
Strength exercise test
Force isometric (Kgf/Kg)	1.51 ± 0.43	1.74 ± 0.34
Resistance	0.84 ± 0.47	1.41 ± 1.09*
METs	0.08 ± 0.02	0.11 ± 0.02*
Distance	7.68 ± 2.31	11.40 ± 2.43*

Data normalized by lean body mass. *p ≤ 0.05. METs, metabolic equivalent.