Table 1.

“Obese asthma” phenotypes.

Obese Asthma Phenotypes	Early-Onset Asthma	Late-Onset Asthma
Age at onset	<12 years	>12 years
Gender	Female = Male	Female > Male
Airway function (FEV1, FVC)	Severe decrease in airway function	Minimal airway obstruction
Nature	Atopic	Non-atopic
Airway hyperreactivity	Severe airway Hyperresponsiveness	Less airway Hyperresponsiveness
Symptom score	High symptom score	Low symptom score
Airway inflammation	Eosinophilic airway infiltration	Neutrophilic infiltration
Th1-Th2 profile	High Th2 biomarkers	Low Th2 biomarkers