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Table 2 Characteristics of study population according to asthma status

From: Shared genetic variants between serum levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol and wheezing in a cohort of children from Cyprus

 

NWNA (Controls)

CUWH (Current Wheezers)

p-valuec

ACAS (Active Asthmatics)

p-valued

(n = 671)

(n = 190)

(n = 69)

Age (yrs)a

16.95 (15.91–18.00)

17.00 (16.00–18.11)

0.309

16.91 (15.91–18.07)

0.567

Sex (% female)b

57.4 %

56.9 %

0.914

56.5 %

0.894

BMI z scoresa

0.358 ( −2.13–2.16)

0.288 ( −1.73–2.20)

0.396

0.340 ( −1.87–2.37)

0.896

HDL (mg/dl)a

53.4 (30.00–86.50)

49.1 (30.00–71.55)

<0.001

47.9 (31.73–73.75)

<0.001

Atopic Sensitization (% positive)b

-

41.4 %

-

52.0 %

0.073e

FEV1 (% predicted)a

-

99.1 (72.9–130.5)

-

97.6 (62.0–125.6)

0.332e

Exercise Induced Wheezing (% positive)b

-

67.6 %

-

83.6 %

<0.001e

Hospitalization (% positive)b

-

9.0 %

-

18.8 %

0.003e

  1. aMean and 95 % CI, Independent sample t test for equality of means (2-sited significance)
  2. bPercentage, χ 2 test (asymptomatic 2-sited significance)
  3. cComparison between NWNA and CUWH
  4. dComparison between NWNA and ACAS
  5. eComparison between CUWH and ACAS