Table 2.

Characteristics of the study group divided based on inhaled corticosteroid usage

Data is presented as median with 25–75% in parenthesis. * = versus Healthy; p < 0.05 *, p < 0.01 **. Eosinophil data is shown as median of total subjects with the range divided into Low (LE) and High (HE) groups and number of subjects in each low/high group are given. AA Allergic Asthma. NAA Non-allergic asthma. %p = percent predicted. FEV1 Forced Expiratory Volume in 1 s. FVC Forced Vital Capacity. BMI Body Mass Index. ICS Inhaled Corticosteroids