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Table 1 Characteristics of the study population, Mean ± SD anthropometric and spirometric variables of the studied group

From: Exercise-induced bronchoconstriction and atopy in Tunisian athletes

Variables

S

EIB (+)

EIB (-)

Number

326

32

294

Age (years)

20.8 ± 2 69

21.13 ± 2.64

20.56 ± 2.69

Weight (kg)

66.76 ± 9.72

66.51 ± 7.96

67.35 ± 8.26

Height (m)

1.75 ± 0.64

1.69 ± 0,14

1.76 ± 0.69

BMI (Kg/m2)

20 99 ± 3.66

20.89 ± 4.20

21.01 ± 3.59

FEV1 at rest (l/mn)

4.25 ± 0.86

4.03 ± 0.75

4.28 ± 0.88

Relative value of FEV1 (%)

121 ± 13

122 ± 18

119 ± 19

  1. S, the study population; EIB (+) showed EIB (Exercise Induced Bronchoconstriction); EI (-) did not showed EIB; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in one second; Relative value of FEV1 = percentage of theoretical values [32]