Table 1.

Comparison of Characteristics of Subjects between Asthma and Non-asthma

Variables	Asthma	Non-asthma	p value
FEV1 (% predicted)	86.2±1.90	102.3±3.36	0.000
FEV1/FVC (%)	78.1±1.48	82.0±2.04	0.149
Blood eosinophils (/μL)	394.3±41.84	280.5±102.75	0.223
Log IgE	2.4±0.08	2.0±0.12	0.002
(Geometric mean, IU/mL)	(526.1)	(161.8)
Atopy (%)	76.3%	26.3%	0.000

FEV₁, forced expiratory volume in one second; FVC, forced vital capacity.