Table 2—

Morning and evening forced expiratory volume in 1 s(FEV1) expressed and diurnal FEV1 change among 182 asthmatic children, by season during the study period

VariablesMean±sd1st quartileMedian3rd quartile
FEV1 % pred
 Morning83.8±18.173.585.395.3
 Evening84.5±18.374.085.895.9
Diurnal FEV1 change# %2.28±17.4-5.60.47.6
  • % pred: % predicted. #: expressed as 100×(FEV1 bedtime − FEV1 morning)/FEV1 morning.