Table 2

Clinical characteristics of children in TCCAS and CAMP

VariablesTCCASCAMP
(n=456)(n=833)
Age (years)10.5±3.49.0±2.1
Male (N, %)312, 68.4506, 60.7
BMI (kg/m2)18.4±3.618.2±3.4
Asthma exacerbations (N, %)161, 35.3400, 48.0
Neutrophils (×106/L)3202 (2617 to 3970)3149 (2291 to 4187)
Eosinophils (×106/L)371 (194 to 582)400 (200 to 650)
  • Mean±SD; median (Q1, Q3).

  • BMI, body mass index; CAMP, Childhood Asthma Management Program; TCCAS, Taiwanese Consortium of Childhood Asthma Study.