Table I.
Asthmatic patients (n=72) | |||
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Parameter | Sensitive (n=52) | Resistant (n=20) | P-value |
Age, years | 19.1±6.2 | 18.9±7.9 | 0.671 |
Sex, n (%) | |||
Male | 21 (40.4) | 9 (45.0) | |
Female | 31 (59.6) | 11 (55.0) | 0.722 |
Residence, n (%) | |||
Rural | 17 (32.7) | 7 (35.0) | |
Urban | 35 (67.3) | 13 (65.0) | 0.852 |
Family history of asthma, n (%) | |||
Negative | 15 (28.8) | 6 (30.0) | |
Positive | 37 (71.2) | 14 (70.0) | 0.924 |
FEV1 | 71.4±8.2 | 72.5±6.7 | 0.812 |
FEV1, forced expiratory volume in 1 sec.