Pulmonary Function Tests in Emergency Department Pediatric Patients with Acute Wheezing/Asthma Exacerbation

Table 1

Summarized demographic data for 40 patients.

Demographics	Admitted	Discharged	𝑃 value*
Sex
Female	4 (29%)	10 (71%)	0.5
Male	10 (39%)	16 (61%)	0.5
Race
Caucasian	4 (40%)	6 (60%)
African American	7 (35%)	13 (65%)
Hispanic	2 (22%)	7 (78%)
Other/unknown	1 (100%)	0 (0 %)
Age (years)	7.4 (4.3)	9.4 (5.0)	0.2
Weight (kg)	32.5 (22.1)	47.3 (38.1)	0.2
Height (cm)	130 (29.9)	136.2 (27.2)	0.2
Length of stay (min)	326.85 (77.4)	221.96 (57.8)	0.07
Vital signs
Heart rate	121.4 (18.8)	105.4 (20.9)	0.02
Respiratory rate	31.9 (9.2)	26.5 (8.1)	0.06
Pulse oximetry	97.2 (1.8)	97.8 (1.9)	0.3
Asthma score	4.3 (0.91)	3.1 (1.5)	0.01
Pertinent history
Asthma/wheezing	14 (35%)	26 (65%)	0.7
Allergic rhinitis	10 (33%)	20 (67%)	0.7
Eczema	5 (42%)	7 (58%)	0.6
Exposure to smoke	4 (36%)	7 (64%)	0.9

Values represent number of patients (% of total) or mean (SD). ^*𝑃 value for two-tailed 𝑡-test or chi-square.