Characteristics Group A (n=26) Group B(n=26) P value
Male: Female 11:15 10:16 -
Age (Yrs.) 9.80 ± 2.97 9.10±2.40 0.42
Age at the diagnosis (Yrs.) 5.60±2.33 6.37±2.60 0.29
respiratory rate per min 32.15± 6.64 32.00±5.62 0.93
Heart Rate (bpm) 99.00±12.87 97.84±9.53 0.69
Oxygen Saturation (%) 95.73± 2.73 94.00 ±4.50 0.38
BMI SD -0.81 ± 1.98 -0.76± 1.91 0.44
Predicted FEV1 (%) 64.35±12.90 65.38±14.85 0.79
Predicted FVC (%) 63.88± 9.78 63.31±10.82 0.84
FEV1/FVC ratio 79.34±11.34 78.23±10.50 0.54
PEFR (%) 67.55±14.23 69.23±12.62 0.76