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Table 4.

Lung function and responsiveness to exercise versus ongoing anti‐therapy (n = 79)

		Viral findings related to infantile wheezing		P
		Rhinovirus only (n = 19) n (%)	Other/No virus (n = 60) n (%)	P
Decreased lung function ^†
Anti‐inflammatory therapy ^‡	No	1 (5)	8 (13)	0.294
Anti‐inflammatory therapy ^‡	Yes	4 (21)	5 (8)	0.294
Normal lung function ^§
Anti‐inflammatory therapy ^‡	No	5 (26)	36 (60)	0.008
Anti‐inflammatory therapy ^‡	Yes	9 (47)	11 (18)	0.008
Fall in FEV₁≥12% after exercise
Anti‐inflammatory therapy ^‡	No	1 (5)	5 (8)	0.027
Anti‐inflammatory therapy ^‡	Yes	4 (21)	0 (0)	0.027
Fall in FEV₁ <12% after exercise
Anti‐inflammatory therapy ^‡	No	5 (26)	39 (65)	0.014
Anti‐inflammatory therapy ^‡	Yes	9 (47)	16 (27)	0.014

^†FEV₁ <80% or FEV₁/FVC <88% or FEF_50% <62% of the predicted value; ^‡ongoing inhaled steroid or cromone therapy; ^§FEV₁≥80% and FEV₁/FVC ≥88% and FEF_50%≥62% of the predicted value.

FEV₁, forced expiratory flow in 1 s.