Research Article
Assessment of Airway Bronchodilation by Spirometry Compared to Airway Obstruction in Young Children with Asthma
Table 1
Anthropometric and baseline lung function (% GLI).
| | | Healthy () | Asthma () | | Mild () | Moderate () | Severe () |
| | M/F | 54/36 | 50/35 | 74/68 | 24/20 | | Age (y) | 5.1 ± 1.1 | 4.8 ± 0.9 | 4.7 ± 1.1 | 4.7 ± 1.1 | | Ht (cm) | 110 ± 8 | 108 ± 8 | 109 ± 7 | 108 ± 9 | | Wt (kg) | 19.5 ± 3.5 | 19 ± 4 | 18 ± 4 | 19 ± 5 |
| | Baseline spirometry (% predicted) | | FVC | 96 (94–98) | 87 (86–91) | 72 (72–74) | 55 (52–58) | | FEV1 | 102 (100–104) | 88 (97–91) | 71 (70–72) | 55 (51–54) | | FEV0.5 | 98 (98–103) | 87 (87–91) | 68 (68–71) | 57 (53–56) | | PEF | 92 (90–94) | 80 (77–83) | 65 (63–68) | 48 (49–55) | | FEF25–75 | 91 (90–98) | 77 (73–81) | 65 (63–70) | 48 (43–52) | | FEF50 | 96 (94–101) | 71 (67–76) | 56 (54–60) | 39 (38–44) |
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Values are presented as median and 95% confidence limit.
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