Table 1. Baseline characteristics of the study subjects.
|
Demographic factors |
Control (n=109) |
Asthma alone (n=99) |
CB (n=100) |
COPD (n=98) |
p-value |
|
Age (years) |
48.5±11.5 |
46.9±12.4 |
48.6±12.5 |
49.6±11.3 |
0.44 |
|
Age <40 years ≥ 40 years |
36 (33%) 73 (67%) |
35 (35.4%) 64 (64.6%) |
35 (35%) 65 (65%) |
26 (26.5%) 72 (73.5%) |
0.52 |
|
Gender Female (n=202) Male (n=204) |
59 (54.1%) 50 (45.9%) |
53 (53.5%) 46 (46.5%) |
45 (45%) 55 (55%) |
45 (45.9%) 53 (54.1%) |
0.41 |
|
BMI (Kg/m2) |
22.3±3.8 |
21.6±4.1 |
21.7±4.0 |
22.2±4.0 |
0.55 |
|
BMI category Underweight (n=82) Normal weight (n=235) Overweight (n=89) |
18 (16.5%) 63 (57.8%) 28 (25.7%) |
23 (23.2%) 56 (56.6%) 20 (20.2%) |
23 (23%) 58 (58%) 19 (19%) |
18 (18.4%) 58 (59.2%) 22 (22.4%) |
0.80 |
|
Education Primary level (n=190) Secondary level (n=146) Graduate (n=70) |
51 (46.8%) 39 (35.8%) 19 (17.4%) |
39 (39.4%) 38 (38.4%) 22 (22.2%) |
48 (48%) 40 (40%) 12 (12%) |
52 (53.1%) 29 (29.6%) 17 (17.3%) |
0.34 |