Table 1 Patient characteristics

Male/Female, n (%)

13 (24.5)/40 (75.5)

Age, years

59.0 ± 16.4

Age at asthma onset, years

36.8 ± 22.9

BMI, kg/m2

26.4 ± 6.2

Smoking status: Never/Ex./Current, n (%)

29 (54.7)/14 (26.4)/10 (18.9)

Smoking history, pack-year

12.1 ± 18.9

Hypertension, n (%)

19 (35.8)

Diabetes, n (%)

14 (26.4)

BNP, pg/ml

40.4 ± 79.3

GINA step 1/2/3/4/5, n (%)

0/1/16/26/10 (0/1.9/30.2/49.1/18.9)

Allergic rhinitis, n (%)

25 (47.2)

FSSG score

8.13 ± 9.0

ACT score

21.6 ± 3.8

ACQ-6

0.9 ± 0.8

FeNO (ppb)

39.8 ± 38.6

Peripheral blood neutrophil count, cells/µL

4198.7 ± 1898.6

Peripheral blood eosinophil count, cells/µL

377.0 ± 762.6

Serum IgE level, IU/mL

820.6 ± 1997.5

FVC, L

2.8 ± 0.7

FVC, % of predicted

99.7 ± 15.0

FEV₁, L

2.0 ± 0.6

FEV₁, % of predicted

85.9 ± 18.4

FEV₁/FVC, %

70.8 ± 12.1

MMF, L

1.4 ± 1.1

MMF, % of predicted

47.2 ± 30.4