Subjects n | 99 | 51 | |
Males | 43 (43.4) | 33 (64.7) | 0.013 |
Age yrs | 53.1±8.2 | 57.5±5.9 | 0.008 |
BMI kg·m−2 | 24.2±3.9 | 24.7±3.7 | 0.45 |
Hypertension | 35 (35.4) | 24 (47.1) | 0.17 |
Dyslipidaemia | 45 (45.5) | 36 (70.6) | 0.003 |
Diabetes mellitus | 7 (7.1) | 7 (13.7) | 0.20 |
Smoking status | | | |
Never smoker | 50 (50.5) | 26 (51.0) | 0.18 |
Former smoker | 29 (29.3) | 20 (39.2) | |
Current smoker | 20 (20.2) | 5 (9.8) | |
Duration of asthma yrs | 17.9±13.2 | 18.4±15.1 | 0.81 |
Mean daily dose of ICS# μg·day−1 | 641±346 | 510±267 | 0.02 |
FVC % pred | 86.9±17.6 | 86.7±16.0 | 0.93 |
FEV1/FVC % | 73.7±9.5 | 73.2±8.5 | 0.76 |