Airway responsiveness and atopy in families of patients with asthma

Table 3: Likelihood of asthma, asymptomatic AHR and atopy according to parents' history of these conditions

Number of parents affected; % of offspring affected

Condition Group 2 1 0

Asthma Group A* 83 40 20
Group C# NA~ NA NA

AAHR Group A 78 32 23
Group C 100 70 28

Atopy Group A 79 78 53

Group C 89 53 31
*Includes initial patient with asthma, n = 122.
#Includes subjects matched with the initial patients with asthma in group A, n = 122.
~NA = not applicable.

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Table 3: Likelihood of asthma, asymptomatic AHR and atopy according to parents' history of these conditions
		Number of parents affected; % of offspring affected
Condition	Group	2	1	0
Asthma	Group A*	83	40	20
	Group C#	NA~	NA	NA
AAHR	Group A	78	32	23
	Group C	100	70	28
Atopy	Group A	79	78	53
	Group C	89	53	31
*Includes initial patient with asthma, n = 122. #Includes subjects matched with the initial patients with asthma in group A, n = 122. ~NA = not applicable.