Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the study populations
From: Parameters of lung inflammation in asthmatic as compared to healthy children in a contaminated city
Group | Asthmatic n = 51 | No asthmatic n = 52 | P |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender (male/female) | 30/22 | 27/25 | 0.55 |
Age (years) | 9.5 ± 1.5 | 8.5 ± 0.9 | 0.0004 |
Weight (kg) | 36.7 ± 6.0 | 31.8 ± 6.8 | 0.004 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 18.9 ± 4.2 | 17.3 ± 2.7 | 0.02 |
FVC (liters) | 2.2 ± 0.6 | 2.0 ± 0.3 | 0.06 |
FVC (% predicted) | 97.8 ± 15.3 | 98.2 ± 24.1 | 0.91 |
FEV1 (liters) | 1.7 ± 0.5 | 1.6 ± 0.2 | 0.30 |
FEV1 (% predicted) | 86.0 ± 14.7 | 93.6 ± 10.8 | 0.003 |
FEV1/FVC% | 78.3 ± 8.3 | 82.9 ± 9.2 | 0.01 |