TABLE 1

Demographics of individuals with continuous laryngoscopy during exercise

General/adult respiratory servicesPaediatric respiratory services
Bispebjerg Hospital (DK)Royal Brompton Hospital (UK)Cayuga Medical Center (USA)Aarhus University Hospital Skejby (DK)Rigshospitalet (DK)Total
Subjects n44624093139891007
Age years24 (9–72)32 (12–76)17 (9–70)13 (8–24)14 (8–17)24 (8–76)
Female/male n (% female)304/142 (68)172/68 (71)70/23 (75)110/29 (79)57/32 (64)713/294 (71)
Body mass index kg·m−223.2±3.724.8±5.022.5±3.819.8±3.120.1±2.622.8±15.1
EILO218 (49)156 (65)60 (65)111 (80)41 (46)586 (58)
Asthma233 (52)82 (34)13 (14)46 (33)23 (26)397 (39)
EILO and asthma111 (25)54 (22)9 (10)34 (24)5 (6)213 (21)
Athlete status
 Non-competitive238 (53)32 (13)15 (16)102 (73)64 (72)451 (45)
 Competitive75 (17)80 (33)69 (74)28 (20)15 (17)267 (26)
 National/international level111 (25)21 (9)7 (8)9 (6)10 (11)158 (16)
 Unclassifiable22 (5)107 (45)2 (2)0 (0)0 (0)133 (13)

Data are presented as median (range), mean±sd or n (%), unless otherwise stated. DK: Denmark: EILO: exercise-induced laryngeal obstruction.