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Table 1 General patient characteristics

From: Predictive factors for moderate or severe exacerbations in asthma patients receiving outpatient care

N = 330

Media

S.D.

Percentiles

25

50

75

Age

39.2

16.7

25

37

50.75

BMI

26.96

5.28

23.25

26.31

29.84

FEV1%

96.2

20.4

84

98

110

FEV1:FVC

73

10.9

65.89

74.49

80.68

FEV1 Reversibility

9.32

13

2

6

14

ACT

18

4.7

15

18

22

FENO

37

32.3

15

25

46

Sex

F: 30.3% M: 69.7%

Smoker

S: 10.9%, FS: 23.6%, PS: 3.3%, NS: 62.1%

Atopy

Yes: 76.8%

Severity

Intermittent: 11.8%

Mild Persistent: 33%

Moderate Persistent: 47.6%

Serious Persistent: 7.6%

Asthma control

Controlled 27%

Partially controlled 32.1%

Uncontrolled 40.9%

  1. ACT asthma control test. F female. FENO fracction exhaled nitric oxide. FEV1 forced expiratory volume in 1 s. FS former smoker. FVC forced vital capacity. M male. NS never smoker. PS passive smoker. S smoker