Serum Magnesium and Vitamin D Levels as Indicators of Asthma Severity

Table 2

Distribution of patients and control groups.

	Group I	Group II
	Patients	Controls
	()	()
Gender
Male	22 (36.7%)	30 (75%)
Severity of asthma
Mild	4 (18.2%)
Moderate	10 (45.5%)
Severe	8 (36.4%)
Females	38 (63.3%)	10 (25%)
Severity of asthma
Mild	10 (26.3%)
Moderate	17 (44.7%)
Severe	11 (28.9%)
Age (years)	40 ± 13	41 ± 10
BMI	23 ± 3.6	22 ± 1.4
History of asthma (years)	24 ± 7.2
Familial history of asthma	12 (20%)
Atopy	54 (90%)	None