Table 1 Patient characteristics at follow-up visita.

From: Effect of asthma control on general health-related quality of life in patients diagnosed with adult-onset asthma

 

Total cohort (n = 203)

Age (y)

58 (14)

Male gender n (%)

85 (41.9)

BMI (kg/m2)

28.1 (24.4–31.2)

Smokers (incl.ex) n (%)*

107 (52.7)

Post-bd FEV1/FVC < 0.7 and pack-y ≥ 10 n (%)

34 (16.7)

Smoking history, pack-y

16 (7–30)

Total IgE (kU/l)

61 (24–163)

Daily ICS in use n (%)

155 (76.4)

Blood eosinophils (x109/l)

0.17 (0.10–0.27)

Pre-bd FEV1%

86 (76–96)

Pre-bd FVC %

96 (87–106)

Pre-bd FEV1/FVC

0.73 (0.66–0.79)

Post-bd FEV1%

90 (80–98)

Post-bd FVC %

99 (88–107)

Post-bd FEV1/FVC

0.75 (0.69–0.80)

DlCO, %

93 (18)

DlCO/VA, %

95 (16)

AQ20 score

4 (2–7)

  1. Shown are mean (SD) or median (25–75 percentiles). BMI = Body Mass Index, bd = Bronchodilator, FEV1 = Forced expiratory volume for 1 second, FVC = Forced vital capacity, DlCO = Diffusing capacity, DlCO/VA = Diffusing capacity adjusted by the alveolar volume, AQ20 = Airways Questionnaire. aPart of the results have been previously published7.