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Table 2 Characteristics of clinical symptoms and signs in asthma patients

From: Association of plasma soluble CD14 level with asthma severity in adults: a case control study in China

Clinical symptoms and signs

Intermittent asthma (n = 537)

Persistent asthma (n = 373)

P trend

 

Mild (n = 246)

Moderate (n = 96)

Severe (n = 31)

 

Cough status (N, %)

 

0.0520

 No

115 (21.42)

39 (15.85)

19 (19.79)

10 (32.26)

 

 Occasionala

204 (37.99)

84 (34.15)

23 (23.96)

6 (19.35)

 Chronicb

218 (40.60)

123 (50.00)

54 (56.25)

15 (48.39)

Sputum status (N, %)

 

0.1757

 No

178 (33.15)

77 (31.30)

27 (28.13)

10 (32.26)

 

 Occasionala

199 (37.06)

86 (34.96)

30 (31.25)

12 (38.71)

 Chronicb

122 (22.72)

71 (28.86)

30 (31.25)

6 (19.35)

 Purulent

38 (7.08)

12 (4.88)

9 (9.38)

3 (9.68)

Dyspnea (N, %)c

 

< 0.0001

 No

179 (33.33)

73 (29.67)

15 (15.63)

7 (22.58)

 

 Mild

175 (32.59)

81 (32.93)

16 (16.67)

3 (9.68)

 Moderate

129 (24.02)

64 (26.02)

44 (45.83)

7 (22.58)

 Severe

54 (10.06)

28 (11.38)

21 (21.88)

14 (45.16)

Wheeze (yes, %)

149 (27.75)

62 (25.20)

29 (30.21)

17 (54.84)

0.0564

Cyanosis (yes, %)

33 (6.15)

12 (4.88)

8 (8.33)

4 (12.90)

0.2561

  1. arepresents no more than three times a week; brepresents last for more than two months; cindicated the severity of dyspnea including mild (Grade 0 and 1); moderate (Grade 2); severe (Grade 3 and 4)