Patients (N = 62) | |
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Age, mean no. years (SD) | 40.9 (11.2) |
Male gender, n (%) | 40 (64.5) |
Race, n (%) | |
White | 58 (93.5) |
Other | 4 (6.5) |
Cigarette smoking status, n (%) | |
Former smoker | 21 (33.9) |
Never smoked | 41 (66.1) |
Smoking history, mean no. pack-years (SD) | 4.6 (3.3) |
Asthma duration, mean no. years (SD) | 25.5 (13.2) |
Asthma severity, n (%) | |
60% ≤ FEV1 < 80% of predicted | 46 (74.2) |
FEV1 ≥80% of predicted | 16 (25.8) |
Bronchial reversibilitya, mean % (SD) | 21.3 (8.2) |
FEV1 absolute reversibilityb, mean L (SD) | 0.568 (0.261) |