Control | Nonfatal asthma | Fatal asthma | |
Subjects | 15 | 21 | 16 |
Male | 11 (73) | 13 (62) | 11 (69) |
Age years | 38±10 | 36±11 | 34±14 |
BMI kg·m−2 (range) | 27±5 (22–38)* | 32±8 (16–45) | 26±6 (15–41)* |
Ever-smoker# | 8 (57) | 11 (52) | 9 (64) |
Age at onset of asthma# years | 17 (10–26) | 9 (3–39) | |
Duration of asthma# years | 17 (9–21) | 17 (7–22) | |
Corticosteroid use (oral and/or inhaled)# | 9 (53) | 12 (92)* | |
Severe asthma# | 8 (38) | 9 (64) |
Data are presented as n, n (%), mean±sd or median (interquartile range), unless otherwise stated. BMI: body mass index. #: incomplete dataset. *: p<0.05 versus nonfatal asthma.