Table 1
| Parameter | Blood Eosinophils >/=0.5 (N=20) | Blood Eosinophils <0.5 (N=80) | p- value |
| Blood Eosinophils (Mean) | 0.75 | 0.21 | NA |
| BMI (Mean) | 31.98 | 29.6 | 0.23 |
| Total IgE (Mean) | 373.4 | 210.2 | 0.13 |
| AQLQ (Mean) | 3.66 | 3.77 | 0.77 |
| ACT (Mean) | 13.26 | 13.15 | 0.93 |
| FEV1% (Mean) | 73.6 | 84.7 | 0.10 |
| Asthma Admissions in preceding yr (Mean) | 1.25 | 0.96 | 0.17 |
| BTS step (Mean) | 3.95 | 3.57 | 0.06 |
| Proportion on Step 5 treatment (%) | 45 | 20 | 0.01 |