Clinical Differences between Early- and Late-Onset Asthma: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study
Table 1
Patient clinical characteristics.
Characteristic
EOA
LOA
COPD
Patients (n)
90
111
106
Age (years)
28.73 ± 5.89
60.25 ± 9.85
61.58 ± 10.95
Age (range in years)
18–39
41–80
38–84
Male (%)
54 (60)
66 (59.5)
76 (71.7)
Female (%)
36 (40)
45 (40.5)
30 (28.3)
Weight (kg)
67.45 ± 13.7
65.32 ± 11.49
66.65 ± 10.56
Height (m)
1.7 ± 0.09
1.65 ± 0.08
1.67 ± 0.07
BMI (kg/m2)
23.26 ± 3.37
24.1 ± 3.78
23.96 ± 3.46
BMI male
24.24 ± 3.57
24.09 ± 3.68
23.76 ± 3.36
BMI female
21.78 ± 2.50
24.11 ± 4.00∗
24.48 ± 3.80
Smoking history (%)
5 (5.6)
38 (25)
66 (62.3)
Family history (%)
63 (70)
36 (32.1)
17 (16)
Rhinitis (%)
72 (80)
59 (52.7)
13 (12.3)
Asthma severity
Mild
35 (38.9)
25 (22.5)
—
Moderate
42 (46.7)
58 (52.3)
—
Severe
13 (14.4)
28 (25.2)
—
GOLD
GOLD1
—
—
42 (39.6)
GOLD2
—
—
31 (29.2)
GOLD3
—
—
26 (24.5)
GOLD4
—
—
7 (6.6)
Data are shown as mean±SD or n (%). BMI, body mass index; COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; EOA, early-onset asthma; GOLD, Global Initiative for Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease; LOA, late-onset asthma. ∗ LOA vs. EOA.
