| Paediatrician | Asthma nurse |
Patients n | 37 | 37 |
Age yrs | 6.8±3.5 | 5.9±3.6 |
Sex | | |
Male | 22 | 25 |
Female | 15 | 12 |
% mild persistent asthma | 24.3 | 18.9 |
% moderate persistent asthma | 64.9 | 70.3 |
% severe persistent asthma | 10.8 | 10.8 |
Allergy % positives | 64.9 | 56.8 |
Family history of asthma % positive# | 48.6 | 40.5 |
ICS dose in µg·day−1¶ | 204±198 | 238±233 |
FEV1 % predicted+ (range) | 98.7±11.9 (59.9–117.3) | 96.6±15.6 (69.3–118.4) |
PD20 geometric mean µg (range) | 117.5 (9.1–1565) | 64.6 (6.5–440) |