Table 2.
Clinical characteristics of patients with asthma
Nonasthma (n = 9) | Asthma (n = 9) | p-value | |
---|---|---|---|
Sex (M/F) | 9/0 | 8/1 | |
Age (years), median (range) | 34.8 | 45.6 | 0.114272 |
FEV1.0 (% predicted)a | 59.3 | ||
FVC (% predicted)a | 65.1 | ||
Blood eosinophil (/μl)a | 173 | 518 | 0.006926 |
Smoking (%) | 66.6 | 33.3 |
aData are expressed as mean values