Table 1

Asthma history and medication of patients with asthma

Subject (no)	Sex	Age (years)	Time since initial diagnosis (years)	Last hospital admission (years)	Time since last use of inhaled or oral steroids	Current bronchodilator use	Smoking history
1	M	27	20	n	>2 years	2/week	n
2	M	25	>20	n	>1 year	2/week	x
3	F	26	>20	n	>4 months	1/day	x
4	F	35	28	n	1 year	1/week	n
5	M	32	20	n	childhood	<1/month	c
6	F	22	Childhood	n	>1 year	<1/month	n
7	F	24	Childhood	n	6 months	2/day^1-150	c
8	F	19	Childhood	n	n	<1/month	c
9	F	37	7	n	n	1/week	x
10	M	24	19	n	8 months	2/day	n
11	M	29	Childhood	n	n	<1/month	n
12	F	32	Childhood	n	n	<1/month	n
13	F	24	Childhood	n	>5 years	1/day	x
14	M	28	22	n	>15 years	<1/month	n
15	M	30	23	13	>6 years	1/week	x
16	M	32	21	n	n	2/month	n
17	M	24	18	4	>1 year	1/week	n
18	F	18	4	n	6 months	2/week	n
19	M	22	11	n	n	1/week	n
20	M	25	15	10	>1 year	1/day	n
21	M	34	2	n	>2 years	1/day^1-150	x
22	M	25	13	13	7 years	1/month	n
23	M	20	11	n	n	2/week	n