Table 4 Demographic details of asthma patients
| Â | Asthmatics with GORD score > 12.5 (n = 120) | Asthmatics with GORD score <12.5 (n = 82) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Age, yrs; mean (SD) | 34.4 (11.4) | 35.6 (11.8) | 0.318 |
Males/females | 53/67 | 36/46 | 1.000 |
BMI, kg/m2; mean (SD) | 21.9 (3.3) | 22.6 (2.5) | 0.126 |
Current smoker (% of subjects) | 13.3 | 11.0 | 0.630 |
Current drinker (% of subjects) | 20.0 | 7.3 | 0.040* |
Asthma severity (% of subjects) | Â | Â | Â |
   Mild intermittent | 66.7 | 89.0 | 0.001 |
   Mild persistent | 22.5 | 9.8 |  |
   Moderate or severe persistent | 10.8 | 1.2 |  |
Asthma medication (% of subjects) | Â | Â | Â |
   Oral salbutamol | 68.3 | 50.0 | 0.009* |
   Inhaled salbutamol | 53.3 | 62.2 | 0.212 |
   Oral theophylline | 33.3 | 28.0 | 0.426 |
   Oral steroids | 18.3 | 9.8 | 0.092 |
   Inhaled steroids | 40.0 | 34.1 | 0.399 |