The relationship between allergy and asthma control, quality of life, and emotional status in patients with asthma: a cross-sectional study

Table 5 The relationship between atopic trait and various patient characteristics

Mean (SD)	Non-atopic asthma n = 37	Atopic asthma n = 137	*p value*
Age	46.73 (11.82)	43.06 (13.27)	0.138
Gender (f/m)	34/3	100/37	*0.016*
BMI (kg/m²)	28.20 (5.47)	27,30 (5.22)	0.349
Rhinitis (absent/present)	18/19	19/118	*<0.001*
FVC (% )	85.78 (15.59)	84.65 (16.81)	0.551
FEV₁ (%)	85.14 (18.93)	84.79 (19.54)	0.854
PEF (%+)	67.46 (17.48)	67.3 (19.05)	0.760
Exacerbation/year	0.35 (0,6)	0.66 (1.61)	0.868
Asthma severity	2.05 (0,9)	1.99 (1,09)	0.142

BMI: Body Mass Index; FVC: Forced Expiratory Volume; FEV₁: Forced Expiratory Volume in 1.second; PEF: Peak Expiratory Volume.

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