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Table 1 General characteristics of non-obstructive and of asthmatic subjects

From: Prevalence of tracheobronchomalacia and excessive dynamic airway collapse in bronchial asthma of different severity

 

Gender % m

Age (yr) mean ± sd

FEV1% pred. mean ± sd

TBM n (%)

EDAC n (%)

Non-obstructive (n=62)

61.3

38.9±10.4

98.6±3.7

1 (1.6%)

1 (1.6%)

Asthmatics (n=202)

44.6

47.5±13.3

70.3±17.7

19 (9.4%)

62 (30.7%)

p

0.021

0.0001

0.0001

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-

  1. General characteristics of asthmatic subjects are reported in Table 2 by asthma severity. Females were significantly more represented in severe asthmatics (p < 0.01).
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Multidisciplinary Respiratory Medicine

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