Research Article

Exercise-Induced Asthma Symptoms and Nighttime Asthma: Are They Similar to AHR?

Table 3

Basic variables and association with night awakening due to asthma symptoms in a univariate analysis.

Night 0Night 1Night 2Night 3Night 4Night all -values

BMI25 (5)25 (4)25 (5)27 (7)25 (5)25 (5)
Age29 (8)28 (8)29 (8)31 (8)34 (7)29 (8)
%FEV194 (14)92 (14)88 (11)93 (14)82 (19)92 (15)
%FVC96 (13)96 (13)91 (15)97 (13)89 (15)95 (17)
FEV1/FVC%82 (8)80 (8)81 (8)80 (8)75 (12)81 (8)
logRDR0.99 (0.4)1.03 (0.4)1.19 (0.5)1.11 (0.6)1.13 (0.6)1.02 (0.5)
Eosinophils ( /L)0.22 (0.1)0.25 (0.1)0.27 (0.2)0.30 (0.3)0.35 (0.3)0.24 (0.2)
Pack years7.7 (7)6.9 (6)6.0 (6)11.3 (9)14.8 (12)8.2 (8)

Night 0 never, Night ≤ 3 per month, Night 3–4 per month, Night >4 per month and fewer 2-3 per week, Night 4 > 4 per week.