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Table 1 Comparison (mean ± SD) of clinical characteristics

From: Evaluation of the left and right ventricular systolic and diastolic function in asthmatic children

Variable

asthmatic children

Healthy control

p value

n = 50

n = 40

Age (years)

10.56 ± 3.03

12.08 ± 3.21

0.250a

Male/female

35/15

17/23

0.314c

Body height (cm)

142.8 ± 12.2

144.5 ± 12.4

0.120b

Body weight (kg)

28.6 ± 12.5

28.6 ± 12.5

0.480b

Heart rate (bpm)

84.68 ± 14.93

86.42 ± 10.87

0.537a

Systolic BP (mmHg)

104.74 ± 8.94

103.78 ± 9.47

0.345b

Diastolic BP (mmHg)

64.02 ± 5.88

61.38 ± 9.63

0.175b

  1. a Student’s t test, b Man-Whitney u test, c Chi-square test