The Usefulness of the Forced Oscillation Technique in the Diagnosis of Bronchial Asthma in Children
Table 1
Characteristics of the studied groups.
Feature
AK ()
ANK ()
K ()
Age
4.2 ± 1.3
4.8 ± 2.1
3.9 ± 1.2
NS
Women (%)
52.6
48.9
56.1
NS
Height (cm)
105.8 ± 8.9
110.1 ± 10.2
102.8 ± 12.1
NS
BMI
15.21
13.96
16.21
NS
Atopy (%)
26 (49.1)
27 (50.9)
24 (46.6)
NS
Time from the diagnosis of asthma in months (%)
19.5 ± 2.8
17.4 ± 4.2
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NS
Atopy in family (%)
36 (67.9)
35 (66)
29 (64.4)
NS
AR (%)
25 (47.2)
21 (39.6)
20 (44.4)
NS
AD (%)
24 (45.3)
26 (49.1)
21 (46.7)
NS
Food allergy (%)
16 (30.2)
11 (20.8)
12 (26.7)
NS
AK: patients with controlled asthma; ANK: patients with uncontrolled asthma; K: control group; AR: allergic rhinitis; AD: dermatitis allergica; Student’s t-tests for related samples or the chi-square test were used.
