Respiratory symptoms and atopy in relation to HsCRP (mean (SD) and %)
| No asthma(n = 1100) | Allergic asthma(n = 103) | p value | Non-allergic asthma(n = 86) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| p values relate to comparison with non-asthmatic subjects. | |||||
| Age | 41.6 (7.2) | 40.5 (7.3) | 0.27 | 43.3 (7.4) | 0.11 |
| Women | 51.2 | 43.7 | 0.15 | 75.6 | <0.0001 |
| Smoking history | 0.005 | 0.52 | |||
| Never smokers | 42.1 | 56.3 | 44.2 | ||
| Ex-smokers | 30.1 | 29.1 | 24.4 | ||
| Smokers | 27.8 | 14.6 | 31.4 | ||
| BMI | 25.4 (4.1) | 26.1 (4.7) | 0.38 | 26.5 (4.7) | 0.09 |