Table 3 Baseline characteristics of both studied groups (patients confirmed to be asthma or patients with other diagnosis)
Patient characteristics | Group (1) (n = 89) | Group (2) (n = 111) | Test of significance | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Age of disease onset | t test | 0.001 | ||
Mean ± SD | 43.2 ± 12.9 | 53.4 ± 14.2 | 3.28 | |
Sex | N (%) | N (%) | X2 | |
Male | 39 (43.8%) | 37 (33.3%) | 2.31 | 0.13 |
Female | 50 (56.2%) | 74 (66.7%) | ||
Smoking history | N (%) | N (%) | X2 | |
Non-smoker | 48 (53.9%) | 63 (56.8%) | 0.16 | 0.69 |
Smoker | 0 (0.0%) | 7 (6.3%) | Fisher | 0.04 |
Ex-smoker | 41 (46.1%) | 41 (36.9%) | 1.91 | 0.19 |
BMI | t-test | 0.28 | ||
Mean ± SD | 32.6 ± 7.17 | 33.7 ± 7.16 | 1.09 | |
ACQ | t-test | |||
Mean ± SD | 3.66 ± 1.1 | 3.69 ± 1.12 | 0.203 | 0.84 |
Comorbidities | N (%) | N (%) | X2 | |
No comorbid | 53 (59.6%) | 63 (56.8%) | ||
GERD | 7 (7.9%) | 10 (9%) | 0.23 | 0.97 |
Systemic hypertension | 16 (18%) | 22 (19.8%) | ||
DM | 13 (14.6%) | 16 (14.4%) |