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) | Â | |
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 |