Table 1 Distributions of baseline characteristics among the 198 asthmatic patients and 453 controls.
From: Genetic variants in miR-145 gene are associated with the risk of asthma in Taiwan
Index | Controls (n = 453) | Cases (n = 198) | p-value* | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n | % | n | % | ||
Age (years) | |||||
25–40 | 285 | 63.4% | 133 | 67.2% | |
> 40 | 168 | 36.6% | 65 | 32.8% | 0.2972 |
Gender | |||||
Male | 190 | 41.9% | 83 | 41.9% | |
Female | 263 | 58.1% | 115 | 58.1% | 0.9956 |
Smoking status | |||||
Never | 326 | 72.0% | 139 | 70.2% | |
Ever | 127 | 28.0% | 59 | 29.8% | 0.7161 |
Pulmonary functions (mean ± SD) | |||||
FEV1/FVC (%) | 80.8 ± 8.1 | 62.0 ± 13.0 | < 0.0001 | ||
FEV1% | 92.9 ± 5.8 | 69.1 ± 12.9 | < 0.0001 | ||
Symptoms severity | |||||
1 (mild) | 60 | 30.3% | |||
2 | 65 | 32.8% | |||
3 | 34 | 17.2% | |||
4 (severe) | 39 | 19.7% | |||
