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Table 6 Significance of PEFR at three occasions as a predictor for asthma exacerbation severity

From: Acute severe asthma in emergency department: clinical characteristics, risk factors, and predictors for poor outcome

PEFR

Group A (n = 18)

Group B (n = 22)

P-value

On admission

107.69 ± 36.32

73.33 ± 11.54

0.13

1 hour after treatment

200.52 ± 64.64

131.17 ± 48.97

<0.001

6 hours after treatment

312.22 ± 52.97

270 ± 54.16

<0.001