Research Article
Differences in the Clinical Characteristics of Early- and Late-Onset Asthma in Elderly Patients
Table 2
Difference in lung function between EOA and LOA in elderly subjects
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| | Total (n = 176) | EOA (n = 92) | LOA (n = 84) | value | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD | Mean ± SD |
| FEV1 (% predicted) | 0.79 ± 0.20 | 0.84 ± 0.18 | 0.73 ± 0.20 | 0.001 | FVC (% predicted) | 0.82 ± 0.15 | 0.85 ± 0.16 | 0.79 ± 0.13 | 0.006 | FEV1/FVC | 0.72 ± 0.18 | 0.75 ± 0.16 | 0.69 ± 0.20 | 0.005 | FAO (no, %) | 37 | 13 | 24 | 0.017 | DLCO (% predicted) | 0.87 ± 0.11 | 0.90 ± 0.12 | 0.83 ± 0.08 | 0.006 |
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All parametric data are expressed as mean (standard deviation) unless stated otherwise. |