Table 1. Characteristics of asthma patients (All Caucasian).

Sample N	Diagnosis	Age	Gender	FEV11(%)	Treatment
638	Asthma	34	Male	86.7	None
662	Asthma	36	Male	76.2	Symbicort2 (=ICS3+LABA4)
667	Asthma	51	Female	58.2	None
669	Asthma	23	Male	75.3	Symbicort (=ICS+LABA)
670	Asthma	37	Female	ND	None
695	Asthma	56	Male	87.4	None
738	Asthma	77	Female	41.2	None
739	Asthma	64	Male	35.2	Symbicort (=ICS+LABA)

¹FEV1 – Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 second

²Symbicort - a combination of anti-inflammatory and bronchodilator medicines.

³ICS – Inhaled Corticosteroids

⁴LABA – Long-Acting Beta Agonists