Table 3

 Comparison of results obtained from healthy children at the Institute of Child Health, London with those previously reported from the Department of Pediatrics, Skövde, Sweden

UK(n = 33)Sweden(n = 24)Mean difference(95% CI of difference)
The Swedish data have been published previously.10 Results presented as mean (SD) unless otherwise indicated. Difference calculated as UK – Sweden.
Age (years)11.3 (3.2)11.4 (2.2)−0.1 (−1.6 to 1.4)
Weight (kg)41.1 (14.7)40.3 (11.7)0.8 (−6.5 to 8.1)
Height (cm)147.4 (18.3)148.6 (13.0)−1.2 (−10.0 to 7.6)
LCI6.45 (0.49)6.33 (0.46)0.11 (−0.14 to 0.37)
FEV1 z-score0.28 (0.86)0.35 (0.88)−0.07 (−0.54 to 0.39)
MEF25 z-score−0.06 (1.06)0.04 (1.07)−0.1 (−0.68 to 0.48)