Body Mass Index and Comorbidities in Adult Severe Asthmatics

Table 2

Trigger precipitating factors and inflammatory markers.

	Normal weight; (BMI<25)	Overweight; (25.0≤BMI<30.0)	Obese; (BMI≥30)	𝑃 value
Allergic sensitization (%)	63	66	86	0.16*
Total IgE (UI/mL, median and IQR range)	282.5 (87.5–684.0)	188.0 (102.3–836.3)	202.0 (36.3–326.0)	0.17**
Blood eosinophils/mm^3 (median and IQR range)	248 (145–379)	245 (122–756)	192 (154–310)	0.49**

Allergic sensitization was evaluated as at least one positive skin prick test; IQR: interquartile range.
Statistical significance among groups was evaluated by ^∗𝜒² test and **Kruskall-Wallis test.