Table 1 Demographic and baseline patient data

From: Treatment of asthma exacerbations with the human-powered nebuliser: a randomised parallel-group clinical trial

Parameter

HPN (n=55)

EN (n=55)

Age, years (s.d.)

27 (20)

31 (22)

Female sex, n (%)

36 (65)

35 (64)

Height, cm (s.d.)

147 (23)

151 (22)

Weight, kg (s.d.)

55 (26)

58 (21)

Heart rate, beats/min (s.d.)

92 (18)

91 (15)

Respiratory rate, breaths/min (s.d.)

22 (4)

22 (4)

  1. Abbreviations: EN, electric jet nebuliser compressor; HPN, human-powered nebuliser.