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Table 2 Baseline characteristics of asthma patients before registration on the digital asthma platform

From: Impact of a digital web-based asthma platform, a real-life study

 

Inactive users

n = 41

Active users

n = 106

p-value

Age, mean (SD)

45 (17)

47 (13)

0.40

Female, n (%)

33 (80)

80 (75)

0.52

BMI, mean (SD)

28.0 (6.2)

29.1 (7.4)

0.39

Reflux, n (%)

5 (12)

31 (29)

0.034

Atopic dermatitis, n (%)

16 (39)

26 (25)

0.081

Nasal polyposis, n (%)

16 (39)

27 (25)

0.11

CRSwNP/CRSsNP, n (%)

22 (54)

58 (55)

0.91

Allergic rhinitis, n (%)

19 (46)

48 (45)

0.91

Bronchiectasis, n (%)

2 (5)

11 (10)

0.52

Hypertension, n (%)

9 (22)

32 (30)

0.32

COPD, n (%)

1 (2)

4 (4)

0.99

Diabetes mellitus, n (%)

2 (5)

10 (9)

0.51

Coronary artery disease, n (%)

0 (0)

1 (1)

0.99

Atrial fibrillation, n (%)

1 (2)

4 (4)

0.98

Hypothyroidism, n (%)

3 (7)

14 (13)

0.40

Obstructive sleep apnea, n (%)

4 (10)

21 (20)

0.22

Osteoporosis/osteopenia, n (%)

3 (7)

18 (17)

0.19

Depression, n (%)

11 (27)

21 (20)

0.36

Anxiety, n (%)

4 (10)

21 (20)

0.22

FEV1 liter, mean (SD)

2.70 (0.73)

2.75 (0.81)

0.73

FVC liter, mean (SD)

3.58 (0.84)

3.67 (0.87)

0.60

FEV, mean (SD)

0.75 (0.10)

0.74 (0.13)

0.77

Smoking status, n (%)

  

0.45

Never smoked

36 (88)

82 (77)

 

Ex-smoker

5 (12)

23 (22)

 

Smoker

0 (0)

1 (1)

 

Positive skin prick test or elevated allergen-specific serum IgE, n (%)

23 (56)

64 (64)

0.38

Serum IgE kU/liter, median (IQR)

84 (32, 306) [31]

74(23, 283) [82]

0.65

Exhaled NO ppb, mean (SD)

29.3 (39.8) [14]

34.1 (34.1) [34]

0.72

Blood eosinophil count E9/liter, mean (SD)

0.31 (0.31) [23]

0.21 (0.24) [78]

0.11

ACT, maximal score 25, mean (SD)

17.2 (5.3) [27]

17.1 (4.8) [56]

0.98

Daily OCS medication, n (%)

5 (12)

22 (21)

0.23

GINA, n (%)

  

0.024

step 1

2 (5)

0 (0)

 

step 2

2 (5)

1 (1)

 

step 3

3 (7)

11 (10)

 

step 4

17 (41)

28 (26)

 

step 5

17 (41)

66 (62)

 

Biological asthma therapy, n (%)

9 (22)

28 (26)

0.58

  1. [n] represents the number of patients with available data when there were missing data. SD = standard deviation. ACT = asthma control test. FEV1 = forced expiratory volume in one second. FVC = forced vital capacity. FEV = forced expiratory volume ratio. NO = nitric oxide. ppb = part per billion. BMI = body mass index. IgE = immunoglobulin E. IQR = interquartile range. CRSwNP = chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis. CRSsNP = chronic rhinosinusitis without nasal polyposis. COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. OCS = Oral corticosteroids. GINA = Global Initiative for Asthma