[Table/Fig-1]:

Cardiorespiratory parameters among the study and the control group.

Parameters	Study group	Controls	p-value
Age (years)	38.54±5.135	35.17±11.76	0.1247
BMI (kg/m2)	22.66±1.919	23.39±1.958	0.1177
SBP (mm of Hg)	121.1±7.329	117.1±9.778	0.0536
DBP (mm of Hg)	81.49±6.237	81.09±6.622	0.7955
Pulse (beats/min)	70.31±6.457	77.49±6.762	<0.001*
PEFR (L/min)	340.9±68.44	405.6±65.90	<0.001*

BMI- body mass index, SBP- systolic blood pressure, DBP- diastolic blood pressure, PEFR- peak expiratory flow rate. p< 0.001 –statistically significant*