Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients with asthma exacerbation
Total | No obesity | Obesity | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 407 | n = 236 | n = 171 | ||
Age, years | 66.4 ± 17.4 | 66.6 ± 17.9 | 66.2 ± 16.6 | 0.797 |
Sex, women | 282 (69.3) | 150 (63.6) | 132 (77.2) | 0.003 |
BMI, kg/m2 | 24.8 ± 4.6 | 21.7 ± 2.2 | 29.0 ± 3.5 | < 0.001 |
Smoking history | 0.026 | |||
Ex-smoker | 51 (12.6) | 30 (12.8) | 21 (12.3) | |
Current smoker | 40 (9.9) | 31 (13.2) | 9 (5.3) | |
Never-smoker | 314 (77.5) | 173 (73.9) | 141 (82.5) | |
Disease period, year | 9.4 ± 9.5 | 10.5 ± 10.1 | 7.9 ± 8.4 | 0.009 |
Underlying disease | ||||
Diabetes mellitus | 91 (22.4) | 52 (22.0) | 39 (22.8) | 0.853 |
Allergic rhinitis | 85 (20.9) | 2 (0.8) | 83 (48.5) | < 0.001 |
History of TB | 56 (13.8) | 41 (17.4) | 15 (8.8) | 0.013 |
ILD | 55 (13.5) | 29 (12.3) | 26 (15.2) | 0.396 |
Liver cirrhosis | 49 (12.0) | 34 (14.4) | 15 (8.8) | 0.085 |
Sinusitis | 31 (7.6) | 20 (8.5) | 11 (6.4) | 0.443 |
CHF | 16 (3.9) | 7 (3.0) | 9 (5.3) | 0.239 |
CKD | 15 (3.7) | 9 (3.8) | 6 (3.5) | 0.872 |
Food allergy | 11 (2.7) | 6 (2.5) | 5 (2.9) | 0.815 |
Bronchiectasis | 2 (0.5) | 1 (0.4) | 1 (0.6) | 0.819 |