Adult asthma severity in individuals with a history of childhood asthma Susan L. Limb, MD, Kathryn C. Brown, MD, Robert A. Wood, MD, Robert A. Wise, MD, Peyton A. Eggleston, MD, James Tonascia, PhD, Robert G. Hamilton, PhD, N. Franklin Adkinson, MD Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology Volume 115, Issue 1, Pages 61-66 (January 2005) DOI: 10.1016/j.jaci.2004.09.032 Copyright © 2005 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Remission rates by childhood severity. Cohort divided into tertiles of (A) average daily asthma medication usage score (DMUS)4 during clinical trial (P=.001); (B) total serum IgE (P=.05); and (C) number of positive allergy skin tests in childhood (P=.06). Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2005 115, 61-66DOI: (10.1016/j.jaci.2004.09.032) Copyright © 2005 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Mean (A) height and (B) BMI percentiles from childhood to adulthood. Repeated-measures ANOVA showed no significant time–asthma severity interactions for either height or BMI, so trends in the remission, intermittent, and persistent asthma groups are similar. Error bars indicate 95% CIs. •, Remission; ○, intermittent; ▪, persistent. Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology 2005 115, 61-66DOI: (10.1016/j.jaci.2004.09.032) Copyright © 2005 American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Terms and Conditions