Table 1.

Characteristics of childhood and elderly asthmatics

	Childhood asthmatics, N = 26	Elderly asthmatics, N = 96
Age (years), median (IQR)	8.8 (7.2–10.6)	72.5 (70–77)
Male gender, number (%)	332 (62.7)	38 (39.6)
Symptom score, median (IQR)	0.57 (0.14–1.00)a	8 (6–10)b
Race, number (%)
Non-Hispanic white/African American/Hispanic/Asian	389 (73.6)/58 (10.9)/40 (7.6)/42 (7.9)	0 (0)/0 (0)/0 (0)/96 (100)
Cognitive function (score), median (IQR)	NA	27 (24–29)c
Anxiety (score), median (IQR)	10 (6–15)	NA
Depression (score), median (IQR)	5 (2–10)	19.5 (16–22)

IQR interquartile range, NA not applicable

^aRange 0–3

^bRange 0–25

^cRange, 0–30 (any score ≥24 points indicates normal cognition)