MMA DTTSA TRSA
DEMOGRAPHIC DATES N° of patients 12 38 12
Age average (years) 36.2 ± 3.8 40.4 ± 2.7 51.4 ± 3.2 *
Female 8 20 11
Male 4 18 1
BMI 27.2 ± 2.7 28.0 ± 1.0 30.4 ± 1.4
ASTHMA N° of previous admissions 1.25 ± 0.18 2.3 ± 0.2 3.3 ± 0.3 *
N° of times MV by asthma 0 ± 0.0 1.08 ± 0.05 1.92 ± 0.33 *
N° of awaking in night by asthma 2.6 ± 0.26 2.7 ± 0.16 3.16 ± 0.32
Onset of asthma age 18.6 ± 3.4 20.3 ± 2.8 15.8 ± 4.5
FEV1 (ml) 931.7 ± 65.9 911.4 ± 60.4 775.5 ± 86
FeNO (ppb) 46.5 ± 13.8 39.4 ± 5 37.7 ± 10.8
SMOKING STATUS Never smoked 5 23 8
Former smokers 4 8 3
Active smokers 1 6 0
Passive smokers 2 1 1
Table 1: General characteristics of asthma patients