Table 3 Clinical characteristics of all subjects at enrollment (V0)

Subjects n

234

Female gender n(%)

192 (82)

Literate patients n(%)

203 (87)

Age in years M(p ₂₅ -p ₇₅ )

45 (35–54)

BMI M(p ₂₅ -p ₇₅ )

27 (24–31)

BMI ≥ 30 n(%)

54 (23)

History of chronic rhinitis n(%)

175 (74)

Positive skin prick test to aeroallergens n(%)

131 (56)

Age of asthma onset (yrs) M(p ₂₅ -p ₇₅ )

8 (2–23)

Duration of asthma without treatment (yrs) M(p ₂₅ -p ₇₅ )

30 (18–40)

Any oral corticosteroid requirement in the year before n(%)

152 (65)

Emergency room visits due to asthma in the year before (n) M(p ₂₅ -p ₇₅ )

4 (2–15)

Proportion of patients that need emergency room visits due to asthma in the year before n(%)

175 (75)

Proportion of patients that need ICU admission due to asthma once n(%)

38 (16)

Proportion of patients that need intubation due to asthma n(%)

14 (8)