Sustained Elevation of Systemic Oxidative Stress and Inflammation in Exacerbation and Remission of Asthma

Table 1

Lung function parameters of asthmatics and healthy controls.

	Asthma		Control
	Exacerbation	Remission
FVC (% predicted)	79.0±24.3^∗,†	99.0±22.9	107.4±14.7
FEV1 (% predicted)	62.6±31.4^∗,†	84.8±26.1^‡	108.4±14.6
FEV1/FVC ratio (% predicted)	74.7±19.1^†	84.4±11.3^‡	101.2±5.4

∗P < 0.05 for comparison between acute exacerbation and remission in asthma.
†P < 0.001 for comparison between asthmatics during acute exacerbation and healthy controls.
‡P < 0.01 for comparison between asthmatics during remission and healthy controls.