Table 2 Characteristics of clinical symptoms in patients with asthma.
From: Associations between Th17-related inflammatory cytokines and asthma in adults: A Case-Control Study
Clinical symptoms and signs | Intermittent asthmatics (n = 537) | Persistent asthmatics (n = 373) | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Cough status (N, %) | Â | Â | 0.0049 |
 No | 115 (21.42) | 68 (18.23) |  |
 Occasional | 204 (37.99) | 113 (30.29) |  |
 Chronic | 218 (40.60) | 192 (51.47) |  |
Sputum status (N, %) | Â | Â | 0.2440 |
 No | 178 (33.15) | 114 (30.56) |  |
 Occasional | 199 (37.06) | 128 (34.32) |  |
 Chronic | 122 (22.72) | 107 (28.69) |  |
 Purulent | 38 (7.08) | 24 (6.43) |  |
Dyspnea (N, %) | Â | Â | 0.0008 |
 No | 179 (33.33) | 95 (25.47) |  |
 Mild | 175 (32.59) | 100 (26.81) |  |
 Moderate | 129 (24.02) | 115 (30.83) |  |
 Severe | 54 (10.06) | 63 (16.89) |  |
Cyanosis (yes,%) | 33 (6.15) | 24 (6.43) | 0.8899 |
Wheezing sound (yes,%) | 149 (27.75) | 108 (28.95) | 0.6906 |
