Tjitske van Engelen

161 Microbiome modulation by antibiotics in patients with asthma Supplementary Table 1. Clinical and demographic characteristics of patients with asthma and HDM allergy enrolled in the study control n = 13 antibiotic treatment n = 7 General Female (%) 10 (76.9) 6 (85.7) Age, years (mean (SD)) 22.5 (2.2) 24.3 (2.5) BMI (mean (SD) 23.7 (3.1) 23.2 (3.3) Asthma related symptoms (%) Wheezing 4 (30.8) 0 (0.0) Cough 4 (30.8) 0 (0.0) Dyspnea 2 (15.4) 1 (14.3) Chest tightness 6 (46.2) 4 (57.1) Seasonal variability 4 (30.8) 4 (57.1) Symptom progression at night 8 (61.5) 5 (71.4) Eczema 6 (46.2) 5 (71.4) Allergic rhinitis 3 (23.1) 1 (14.3) Family history of atopy 5 (38.5) 3 (42.9) Allergy Positive skin prick test House dust mite (%) 13 (100.0) 7 (100.0) Total IgE (kU/L) (median [IQR]) 351.00 [278.00, 506.00] 266.00 [99.05, 334.50] D. pteronyssinus IgE (kU/L) (median [IQR]) 32.40 [24.20, 84.70] 12.80 [5.98, 46.85] Lung spirometry FVC L (median [IQR]) 4.32 [3.79, 4.68] 4.58 [4.10, 4.93] FVC % of predicted (median [IQR]) 109.00 [94.00, 112.00] 108.00 [97.50, 117.50] FEV1 L (median [IQR]) 3.28 [3.10, 4.06] 3.71 [3.57, 4.00] FEV1 % of predicted (median [IQR]) 96.00 [88.00, 106.00] 105.00 [95.00, 113.00] Methacholine PC20 (mg/mL) (median [IQR]) 2.71 [1.79, 4.90] 2.08 [1.71, 2.98] Data are presented as numbers (percentages) for categorical variables, median and interquartile ranges (IQR, Q1-Q3) for nonparametric quantitative variables, and mean ± standard deviation of the mean (SD) for parametric quantitative variables. Forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1); Forced vital capacity (FVC); Immunoglobulin E (IgE); Kilo units per liter (kU/L); PC20, defined as concentration methacholine bromide required to achieve 20% fall in FEV1. 7

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