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Table 1 Basic demographic and clinical characteristics of patients

From: Identifying clinical and demographic characteristic differences between eosinophilic and non-eosinophilic asthma and detecting predictors of eosinophilic asthma among Egyptian asthmatic patients

Variables

Frequency (%)

Gender

Female

39 (39%)

Male

61 (61%)

BMI (kg/m2)

Overweight

75 (75%)

Normal

25 (25%)

 

Stage of asthma

Intermittent

62 (62%)

Mild persistent

27 (27%)

Moderate persistent

9 (9%)

Severe persistent

2 (2%)

Nasal endoscopy

Nasal polyposis

+ve

19 (19%)

Allergic signs

+ve

30 (30%)

ACT

Well-controlled (> 19)

39 (39%)

Poorly controlled (ACT ≤ 19)

61 (61%)

  1. Data are mean ± standard deviation (SD) or number (n) and percentage (%). ACT Asthma Control Test