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Table 1 Characteristics of SAC children and asthmatic and non-asthmatic GIA children

From: Clinical and lung function outcomes in a cohort of children with severe asthma

 

Severe Asthma Clinic children (n = 23)

GIA children with asthma (n = 7)

GIA children without asthma (n = 13)

p value

Mean/median (SD/min-max)

Mean/median (SD/min-max)

Mean/median (SD/min-max)

 

Age (years)

11.4/12 (2.7/4–16)

10.1/10 (0.3/10–11)

9.8/10 (0.37/9–10)

0.070

Weight (kg)

47.2/46.3 (19.2/20.3–110)

42.7/39.9 (10.6/28.5–60.3)

35.5/32.6 (8.6/27.4–58.5)

0.107

Height (cm)

147.7/151.6 (26.03/105.6–168.5)

145.5/146. 5(7.2/136.5–156)

138.2/138 (8.6/125–152)

0.123

BMIa

20.9/19.8 (5.5/14–39.9)

19.9/18.9 (3.5/16.2–26.3)

18.4/17.8 (3.3/13.9–26.5)

0.323

ACTb

14.2/12 (5.4/8–25)

22.4/24 (3.1/16–25)

–

0.0006

 

n (%)

n (%)

n (%)

 

Number (%) of ACTb score ≤ 19

17(74)

1(14)

–

0.005

Male gender

12(52)

5(71)

5(38)

0.582

  1. aBMI body mass index, bACT Asthma Control Test score