Baseline demographic data
| Lean | Obese | p-value | |||
| Control (n=11) | Asthma (n=11) | Control (n=11) | Asthma (n=10) | ||
| Sex n | 8F/3M | 9F/2M | 8F/3M | 7F/3M | 0.92 |
| Age years | 41.7±6.1 | 23.1±1.6 | 44.6±4.1 | 45.2±6.9 | <0.01 |
| BMI kg·m−2 | 22.5±1.5 | 23.1±1.7 | 44.8±4.1 | 42.4±9.1 | <0.01 |
| Smoking pack-years | 0.14 ±0.31 | 0 | 2.05±2.31 | 2.14±4.75 | 0.12 |
| Waist circumference cm | 86.6±9.8 | 82.6±8.1 | 139.0±9.5 | 117.4±23.7 | <0.01 |
| Age of asthma onset years | – | 4 (1,16) | – | 27 (18,50) | |
Data are presented as mean±sd or median (range), unless otherwise stated. F: female; M: male; BMI: body mass index.