Table 1.
Clinical Characteristics of Patients
| Asthma severity
|
|||
|---|---|---|---|
| Mild (n=111) | Moderate (n=78) | Severe (n=27) | |
| M/F | 61/50 | 32/46 | 9/18 |
| Age (yr) | 44.1±13.8 | 47.5±14.3 | 50.7±14.8 |
| Height (cm) | 164.8±8.2 | 161.5±7.6 | 160.2±8.1 |
| Weight (kg) | 63.9±9.1 | 62.5±10.5 | 59.8±9.4 |
| Sputum eosinophil (%) | 32.8±33.7 | 37.8±35.6 | 23.8±28.9 |
| Total IgE (U/mL) | 588.8±11.2 | 741.5±8.3 | 501.0±10.0 |
| M-PC20 (mg/mL)* | 4.3±5.8 | 2.0±4.4 | 1.2±5.1 |
| PEFR (pred %)* | 88.7±11.9 | 80.1±12.1 | 61.9±17.1 |
| FEV1 (pred %)* | 98.1±16.3 | 83.2±15.3 | 57.6±20.0 |
| FEV1/VC (pred %)* | 76.1±10.8 | 68.8±12.2 | 59.9±13.9 |
| MMEF (pred %)* | 65.9±24.4 | 47.9±28.1 | 26.6±16.6 |
*
p<0.05: between each group.
Total IgE, M-PC20: geometric mean.