Table 1 Baseline characteristics.

From: Feasibility and clinical applications of multiple breath wash-out (MBW) testing using sulphur hexafluoride in adults with bronchial asthma

 

unit

Asthma (n = 91)

Controls (n = 47)

p-value

value

range

value

range

age

years

55 ± 18

17–88

47 ± 19

21–85

0.02*

height

cm

173 ± 10

152–198

170 ± 9

145–188

0.02*

weight

kg

79 ± 21

50–132

81 ± 17

45–123

0.54

mMRC

 

1.1 ± 1.2

0–4

0

0

<0.0001*

smoker

yes/ex/never

n

18/36/37

4/12/31

0.02*

 

%

20/40/40

9/25/66

 
  1. mMRC: modified Medical Research Council dyspnoea scale. *Statistically significant p < 0.05.
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