Subject information parameters

Healthy controls

Bronchial asthma groups

Mild persistent (Group I)

Moderate persistent (Group II)

Severe persistent (Group III)

Age (years)

31.13 ± 9.79

31.93 ± 8.97

35.93 ± 10.46

34.53 ± 11.38

(Range)

(19 - 52)

(18 - 48)

(20 - 54)

(19 - 53)

Sex

Male

6

4

8

8

Female

9

11

7

7

Duration of illness

-

1.60 ± 1.52

3.52 ± 3.30

5.33 ± 3.27

(Range)

-

(2 months - 6 years)

(6 months - 10 years)

(1 - 11 years)

Family history of asthma

Positive

None

2

2

1

Absent

13

13

14

Diet

Vegetarian

7

8

8

6

Non-vegetarian

8

7

7

9

FEV1% predicted

-

84.20 ± 3.28

71.40 ± 6.16

51.0 ± 5.75

(Range)

(80 - 89)

(61 - 78)

(36 - 57)

FEV1/FVC% predicted

-

88.60 ± 7.87

84.66 ± 10.8

69.26 ± 10.79

(Range)

(80.73 - 96.47)

(73.86 - 95.46)

(58.47 - 80.05)