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PATIENT CHARACTERISTICS
| Asthma not steroid treated (n = 10) | Steroid treated asthma (n = 9) | Normals (n = 16) | |
| Age (years) | 37 ± 7 | 45 ± 7 | 30 ± 2 |
| Sex (M/F) | 4/6 | 3/6 | 8/8 |
| FEV1 (% predicted) | 93 ± 10 | 75 ± 11 | 97 ± 9 |
| Smokers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ex smokers | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Therapy: | |||
| Inhaled β-drenergics | 10 | 10 | 0 |
| Theophylline | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Inhaled steroids | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Oral steroids | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Definition of abbreviations:; FEV1 = forced expiratory volume in one second. Values are means ± SEM.
