Table 1 Characteristics of the study population.
From: Altered pattern of monocyte differentiation and monocyte-derived TGF-β1 in severe asthma
Control N = 152 | Asthma Case N = 133 | P value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Gender N (%) | |||
Male | 68 (44.7%) | 58 (43.6%) | 0.47 |
Female | 84 (55.3%) | 75 (56.4%) | |
Age N (%) | |||
mean year (s.d.) | 58.7 (11.8) | 56.1 (16.5) | 0.48 |
Below 54 year old | 60 (39.5%) | 52 (39.1%) | 0.99 |
55–69 years old | 59 (38.8%) | 52 (39.1%) | |
More than 70 years old | 33 (21.7%) | 29 (21.8%) | |
Education Level N (%) | |||
Below junior high school | 50 (32.9%) | 66 (49.6%) | 0.01* |
Senior high School | 60 (39.5%) | 43 (32.3%) | |
above bachelor | 42 (27.6%) | 24 (18.0%) | |
Race N (%) | |||
Taiwanese | 125 (82.2%) | 109 (82.0%) | 0.24 |
Hakka | 7 (4.6%) | 8 (6.0%) | |
Born in China | 18 (11.8%) | 10 (7.5%) | |
Aboriginal | 2 (1.3%) | 6 (4.5%) | |
Smoking habits N (%) | |||
Never-smokers | 122 (80.3%) | 97 (72.9%) | 0.34 |
Ex-smokers | 17 (11.2%) | 21 (15.8%) | |
Smokers | 13 (8.6%) | 15 (11.3%) | |
Passive smoking exposure at home N (%) | |||
No | 51 (33.6%) | 53 (39.8%) | 0.16 |
Yes | 101 (66.4%) | 80 (60.2%) | |
Passive smoking exposure at work N (%) | |||
No | 108 (71.1%) | 86 (64.7%) | 0.15 |
Yes | 44 (28.9%) | 47 (35.3%) | |
