Table 2.

Demographic findings for the participants

	Severe asthma	Asthma	Healthy	Total	P-value
Gender
Male	8	9	27	44
Female	5	5	3	13
Total	13	14	30	57
Age
Mean (SE)	50.23 (3.80)	54.71 (4.31)	39.17 (1.54)	45.51 (1.80)	<0.001
95% CI	41.95–58.51	45.39–64.4	36.01–42.33	41.89–49.13
Min.–Max.	21–76	24–80	23–60	21–80
BMI
Mean (SE)	26.39 (1.25)	26.41 (0.81)	26.49 (0.70)	26.45 (0.50)	0.99
95% CI	23.65–29.14	24.65–28.16	25.04–27.93	25.44–27.45
Min.–Max.	19.53–35.49	20.05–30.12	18.65–34.09	18.65–35.49