Table 1 Clinical characteristics of the included 210 families of the German Asthma Family
| Â | Parents | Children |
|---|---|---|
| Â | n/N or mean/s.d. | n/N or mean/s.d. |
age/years) | 43.2/6.1 | 13.6/4.6 |
female sex | 204/408 (50.0%) | 207/474 (43.7%) |
height(cm) | 172.3/9.6 | 149.0/19.6 |
weight(kg) | 76.4/15.1 | 42.8/17.2 |
asthma diagnosis | 99/408(24.3%) | 416/474 (87.8%) |
Eczema | 51/382(13.4%) | 184/448 (41.1%) |
allergic rhinitis | 163/406 (40.1%) | 280/474 (59.1%) |
D.pter. (D1) > 0.5 kU/l | 109/340 (32.1%) | 243/422 (57.6%) |
D.far. (D2) > 0.5 kU/l | 103/341 (30.2%) | 236/422 (55.9%) |
grass(GX1) > 0.5 kU/l | 129/340 (37.9%) | 293/422 (69.4%) |
birch (T3) > 0.5 kU/l | 122/339 (36.0%) | 213/423 (50.4%) |
mean positive RASTs | 2.6/2.9 | 4.8/3.5 |
Eosinophils 103/μl | 0.2/0.2 | 0.4/0.4 |
IGE kU/l | 185.0/371.8 | 480.6/701.3 |
mean RAST > 0.5 kU/l | 2.6/2.9 | 4.8/3.5 |