| Asthma n = 84 | COPD n = 52 | p-value |
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Age, years | 55 ± 18 | 69 ± 9 | < 0.01 |
Sex, % female | 64 | 50 | 0.12 |
BMI, kg/m2 | 26 ± 5 | 26 ± 6 | 0.47 |
Respiratory symptoms, years | 18 ± 14 | 15 ± 13 | 0.26 |
Ever smoked, % | 52 | 94 | < 0.01 |
Pack years, years | 8 ± 14 | 32 ± 21 | < 0.01 |
Current smokers, % | 18 | 19 | 0.84 |
ER visits the previous year, % | 61 | 81 | 0.02 |
High school or university education (>10 years), % | 62 | 27 | < 0.01 |
Physical activity, mainly sitting, % | 10 | 37 | < 0.01 |
Physical activity, sitting and walking < 4 days per week, % | 93 | 96 | 0.45 |
LABA, % | 59 | 64 | 0.59 |
ICS, % | 90 | 76 | 0.03 |
LABA + ICS, % | 54 | 60 | 0.53 |
Tiotropium, % | 3 | 28 | 0.01 |
Co-morbidity, % | 34 | 51 | < 0.05 |