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Thorax 55:484-488 doi:10.1136/thorax.55.6.484
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Dissociation between exhaled nitric oxide and hyperresponsiveness in children with mild intermittent asthma

Table 1

Characteristics of study subjects

Controls Asthmatic patients
Age (years) 11.6 (2.5) 11.8 (2.3)1-150
FVC 100.7 (15.7) 98.8 (11.9)1-150
FEV1 (% pred) 103.5 (17.4) 97.0 (9.8)1-150
FEF25–75% 110.1 (24.7) 100.6 (19.3)1-150
NO (ppb) 4.1 (2.6) 30.0 (19.2)1-160
Methacholine (μg) — 134.31-165

  • ↵1-150 p<0.05;

  • ↵1-160 p<0.01;

  • ↵1-165 p<0.001.

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