Table 3 Comparisons among patients without cardiovascular disease (no CVD), with pressure overload (PO) and volume overload (VO) in asthma
From: Predictors of cardiovascular disease in asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
ASTHMA | no CVD N. 32 | PO N. 38 | VO N. 30 | Univariate ANOVA | no CVD vs PO | no CVD vs VO | PO vs VO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Age, years | 51.3 ± 1.4 | 60.7 ± 1.6 | 63.1 ± 2.1 | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | < 0.0001 | NS |
Male, n (%) | 9 (28.1) | 6 (15.8) | 7 (23.3) | NS | NS | NS | NS |
BMI | 24.5 ± 0.8 | 26.5 ± 0.9 | 25.7 ± 0.7 | NS | NS | NS | NS |
VC, % pred. | 94.0 ± 2.8 | 84.7 ± 2.2 | 89.0 ± 3.7 | NS | 0.011 | NS | NS |
FEV1, % pred. | 85.4 ± 2.9 | 76.7 ± 2.9 | 73.8 ± 4.5 | 0.029 | 0.041 | 0.032 | NS |
FEV1/VC % | 68.9 ± 1.7 | 65.7 ± 2.0 | 61.2 ± 2.9 | 0.042 | NS | 0.010 | NS |
MEF50, % pred | 51.3 ± 4.2 | 37.8 ± 3.5 | 35.8 ± 4.5 | 0.017 | 0.016 | 0.015 | NS |
CRP, mg/ml | 2.5 ± 0.5 | 4.1 ± 0.8 | 3.5 ± 0.8 | NS | NS | NS | NS |