Abstract S147 Table 1
VAS questionMedian (IQR)ANOVA p value
HealthyAsthmaVCD
Baseline8 minBaseline8 minBaseline8 minBaseline8 min (Δ)
1I feel I can’t get enough breath in0 (0)0 (2)1 (3)1 (18)29 (53)53 (39)0.0010.019
2I feel like I am being strangled0 (0)0 (0)0 (1)0 (6)22 (52)49 (59)0.0010.020
3My chest feels tight0 (0)0 (2)0 (1)0 (51)39 (62)45 (47)<0.0010.355
4My throat feels tight0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)0 (16)49 (68)64 (46)<0.0010.149
5I have a wheeze0 (0)0 (0)0 (0)14 (26)5 (28)36 (62)0.002<0.001
  • ANOVA, analysis of variance; HS, hypertonic saline; IQR, interquartile range; VAS, visual analogue scale; VCD, vocal cord dysfunction