Table 1.
The main characteristics of the asthma cohort (n = 167).
| Parameters | |
|---|---|
| Age (years) | 48 (36–58) |
| Gender (f/m) | 91/76 |
| Smoker (n/y) | 145/22 |
| Smoking (years) | 0 (0–1) |
| Smoking (pack-years) | 0 (0–3.375) |
| Diabetes (n/y) | 159/8 |
| Dyslipidemia (n/y) | 118/49 |
| RR systolic (mmHg) | 131.56 ± 15.24 |
| RR diastolic (mmHg) | 84.31 ± 10.68 |
| Hypertension (n/y) | 104/63 |
| Disease duration (years) | 15 (10–20) |
| Waist (cm) | 96.37 ± 13.07 |
| Weight (kg) | 75 (65–88) |
| Height (m) | 1.68 ± 0.10 |
| Irisin (ng/mL) | 7.87 (7.15–8.82) |
| BDNF (ng/mL) | 314.46 ± 118.68 |
| Urea (mmol/L) | 4.4 (3.9–5.5) |
| Creatinine (μmol/L) | 69 (58–79) |
| GFR (ml/min/1.73 m2) | 91 (85–91) |
| GOT (U/L) | 19.5 (16–25) |
| GPT (U/L) | 19 (14–29) |
| γGT (U/L) | 22 (16–33) |
| CK (U/L) | 111.5 (81–160) |
| LDH (U/L) | 196 (180–224) |
| Glucose (mmol/L) | 5 (4.3–5.4) |
| Insulin (mU/L) | 9.1 (6.3–17) |
| HgA1C (%) | 5.4 (5–5.8) |
| HOMA | 2.00 (1.30–4.13) |
| Cholesterol (mmol/L) | 5.30 ± 1.18 |
| LDL-C (mmol/L) | 3.16 ± 0.93 |
| HDL-C (mmol/L) | 1.4 (1.2–1.8) |
| Apo-A1 (g/L) | 1.59 ± 0.29 |
| ApoB (g/L) | 0.99 (0.85–1.18) |
| Lp(a) (mg/L) | 122.5 (52–376) |
| TG (mmol/L) | 1.3 (0.9–2) |
| CRP (high/low) | 30/136 |
| Fibrinogen (g/L) | 3.33 ± 0.64 |
| Procalcitonin (μg/L) | 0 (0–0) |
| Steroid use (n/y) | 11/156 |
| SGRQ symptoms score | 28.65 (11.70–51.75) |
| SGRQ impacts score | 22.53 (8.93–38.44) |
| SGRQ activity score | 47.24 (23.61–59.45) |
| SGRQ total score | 32.16 (17.10–47.11) |
Data are presented as mean ± SD or median (interquartile range) unless otherwise stated. f/m, female/male; y/n, yes/no; SGRQ, St. George's Respiratory Questionnaire.