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Table 4 Differences between anthropometric data, ACT scores and LEOSound-monitoring in patients with and without wheezing

From: Disease control in patients with asthma and respiratory symptoms (wheezing, cough) during sleep

 

No wheezing (n = 47)

Wheezing (n = 8)

 
 

Median

Min – Max

Median

Min – Max

p-value

Collective of patients

 Age [years]

37

20–67

54

38–67

0.01

 Height [cm]

171

154–200

164

156–182

0.25

 Weight [kg]

76

51–136

75

55–135

0.94

 BMI [kg/m2]

24.9

17.4–47.1

25.1

22.0–40.8

0.38

 Pack years

0

0–10

0,5

0–8

0.58

ACT

21

11–25

14

10–22

0.001

LEOSound-Monitor

 

Median

Min. – Max.

Median

Min. – Max.

 

 Cough-Epochs per hour

0.1

0–1.8

0.3

0–4.8

0.25

 Abs. quantity of coughs

1

0–63

3

0–175

0.33

 Quantity of coughs p. hour

0.1

0–7.9

0.4

0–34.4

0.33

 Wheezing-Phases

0

0–0

2.0

1.0–5.0

 Wheezing-Epochs per  hour

0

0–0

2.4

1.0–7.4

 Wheezing duration [min]

0

0–0

9.5

4.0–30.5

 Wheezing duration [%]

0

0–0

2.4

0.9–8.1

  1. Statistically significant p-values are bold