Table 1. Characteristics of the patients included in the study (N = 26).^a .

Variable	Result
Age, years	9.5 (7.0-11.0)
Male/female gender, n/n	19/7
BMI, kg/m2	20 ± 4
Allergic rhinitis	< 100%
Secondhand smoke	< 38%
Uncontrolled asthma	< 35%
Daily dose of inhaled corticosteroid, µg	400 (200-400)
Vitamin D, ng/mL	24 (19-31)
Total IgE, IU/mL	706 (515-1,583)
Eosinophils, %	9.5 ± 6.7
Eosinophils, cells/µL	653 ± 471
FEV1, % predicted	90 ± 9
Post-BD FEV1, % predicted	105 ± 14
FEV1/FVC	78 ± 7
FEV1/FVC post-BD	84 ± 3
FEF25-75%, % predicted	96 ± 23
Post-BD FEF25-75%, % predicted	136 ± 36

BD: bronchodilator. ^aValues expressed as mean ± SD or median (interquartile interval), except where otherwise indicated.