Table 3 Patient demographic and clinical metadata
From: Volatile organic breath components and exercise induced bronchoconstriction in asthmatic children
EIB | non EIB | p-value* | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ICS negative (n = 10) | Total (n = 21) | ICS negative (n = 13) | Total (n = 25) | ICS negative | Total | |
Malea | 8/10 | 16/21 | 9/13 | 19/25 | 0.66 | 1.00 |
ICS usea | – | 11/21 | – | 12/25 | – | 1.00 |
Allergic rhinitisa | 8/8 | 15/17 | 1/7 | 6/14 | < 0.01 | 0.02 |
Ageb | 10 | 10 | 7 | 7 | 0.83 | 0.55 |
BMI z-scoreb | 0.68 | 0.36 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.56 | 0.83 |
FEV1 pre-exerciseb | 92.8 | 91.0 | 89.6 | 98.3 | 0.60 | 0.17 |
Fall in FEV1 (%)b | 30.4 | 27.1 | 5.5 | 5.5 | < 0.01 | < 0.01 |