Table 1

Anthropometric and medical data for the study subjects

Subject	Age yrs	Sex	Height cm	MCh PC₂₀ mg·mL⁻¹	Baseline FEV₁ % pred	Medication µg·day⁻¹	Allergen
1	20	F	160	0.50	103	FP 250, Salb.	Horse
2	51	M	170	0.45	72		Grass
3	22	F	160	0.56	100	Salb.	Horse
4	36	M	171		94	Salb.	Grass
5	21	F	161	0.71	85	SCG	Grass
6	29	F	154	0.31	86		Cat
7	23	F	177	0.80	97	BDP 50	Cat
8	21	M	188	0.39	85	BUD 800, Salb.	Weed
9	22	M	170	2.8	85	BDP 1000	Horse
10	33	F	178	0.72	75		Cat
11	23	F	154	1.2	89	BDP 200	Grass
12	25	M	182	0.35	86	Salb.	Weed
13	22	F	173	1.0	94	Salb.	Horse
14	28	F	160	0.81	82	Salb.	Cat

MCh: methacholine
PC₂₀: provocative concentration leading to a 20% fall in forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV₁)
% pred: % predicted
F: female
M: male
FP: fluticasone propionate
Salb.: salbutamol (per required need)
SCG: sodium cromoglycate
BDP: beclomethasone dipropionate
BUD: budesonide