Table 1.

Clinical characteristics

	Controls	Asthmatic children	p value (Student t test)
Female, n	1	1	−
Male, n	3	3
Recurrent wheezing	no	yes	−
Age, years	6.5±2.4	6.8±2.4	0.89
Height, cm	120.5±14.1	128.8±12.5	0.41
FEV1, % (β2 agonist)	0.14±1.66	14.7±2.5	<0.001
Serum IgE, IU/mL	26.9±10.3	219.2±63.4	0.001

Data are presented as the mean ± SD, or as indicated. p < 0.05 was considered significant.