Table 1.
Demographics
| Lean healthy (n = 10) | Lean asthmatic (n = 8) | Obese healthy (n = 11) | Obese asthmatic (n = 8) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 33 (21–52) | 31 (19–51) | 30 (19–43) | 36 (21–58) |
| Sex, female, % | 66 | 71 | 71 | 56 |
| BMI | 24 (21–25) | 22 (19–22) | 33 (31–37) | 36 (30–44) |
| FEV1% predicted | 99 (81–124) | 93 (80–107) | 102 (88–115) | 82 (61–109) |
| FVC (L) | 4.6 (3.6–6.1) | 3.9 (2.4–5.8) | 4.5 (3.7–6.3) | 3.6 (2.0–5.7) |
| FVC % predicted | 101 (89–121) | 98 (77–124) | 101 (89–115) | 89 (73–117) |
| FEV1/FVC | 0.81 (0.71–0.91) | 0.80 (0.64–1.0) | 0.83 (0.73–0.89) | 0.75 (0.67–0.81) |
| eNO ppb | 16 (7–32) | 33 (9–100) | 17 (8–31) | 16 (7–30) |
| ICS% | N/A | 50 | N/A | 78 |
BMI, body mass index; eNO, exhaled nitric oxide; FEV1%, forced exhalation percent predicted; FVC, forced vital capacity; ICS%, percent inhaled corticosteroids.