Table 2 Asthma related information
From: National asthma observational survey of severe asthmatics in Israel: the no-air study
Diagnosis of asthma below the age of 40 | 93 (75.6%) |
Allergic rhinitis | 68 (55%) |
Food or drug allergy | 24 (19.5%) |
Atopic dermatitis | 16 (13%) |
Never smoked | 98 (80%) |
Ex-smokers | 22 (17.9%) |
*FEV1 | 57% |
*PEF | 53% |
#Positive Skin test/RAST | 32/46 (69.5%) |