Study results listed by diagnostic category
| Diagnosis | Exercise induced asthma | Poor physical fitness | Habit cough | Vocal cord dysfunction/sigh dyspnoea | No diagnosis | Normal exercise controls |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No significant differences between males and females so values combined. | ||||||
| Number | 8/52 (15.4%) | 12/52 (23.1%) | 7/52 (13.5%) | 14/52 (26.9%) | 11/52 (21.1%) | 8 |
| Exercise time, min | 9.7±0.7 | 7.8±2.0 | 10.0±0 | 9.7±0.7 | 9.7±0.6 | 10.0±0 |
| Treadmill speed, kph | 6.6±0.3 | 6.2±0.8 | 6.9±0.5 | 7.2±0.6 | 6.9±0.6 | 7.4±0.3 |
| FEV1 baseline, % predicted | 99.1±15.9 | 97.8±8.9 | 104.7±6.8 | 107.6±9.0 | 105.5±13.4 | 116.6±7.4 |
| % change FEV1 + 5 min | −6.9±2.7 | 0.2±2.8 | 0.4±1.3 | 0.6±1.2 | −0.4±1.7 | −2.6±4.0 |
| % change FEV1 + 15 min | −13.4±4.8 | 1.8±4.9 | 0.1±4.5 | 0.1±2.3 | −0.9±4.8 | 0.4±4.5 |
| % change post-salbutamol | 16.1±7.4 | 4.1±4.9 | 4.1±3.0 | 2.4±2.3 | 4.5±3.4 | 2.7±2.4 |
| Max pulse, bpm | 195.3±9.0 | 180.8±15.9 | 179.9±11.2 | 196.9±14.1 | 192.4±10.5 | 190.6±10.9 |
| BMI >95% | 2/8 (25%) | 6/12 (50%) | 0/7 (0%) | 0/14 (0%) | 0/11 (0%) | 0 |
| Consults/child | 1.5±0.5 | 1.8±0.5 | 2.4±0.8 | 2.7±0.8 | 1.8±1.0 | 0 |
| Drugs/child | 1.3±0.7 | 1.1±0.7 | 1.7±0.8 | 1.6±0.8 | 1.4±0.7 | 0 |
| Competitive athlete | 0/8 (0%) | 0/12 (0%) | 1/7 (14.3%) | 6/14 (42.9%) | 1/11 (9.1%) | 0 |
| Previous OCS | 2/8 (25%) | 0/12 (0%) | 1/7 (14.3%) | 1/14 (7.1%) | 2/11 (18.2%) | 0 |