| Maternal Characteristics | Control | Asthmatic | Case 1 |
| Total number of subjects | 39 | 184 | 9 |
| Age(yrs) | 28.8 | 26.2* | 23 |
| Standard error | 0.65 | 0.39 | |
| Height(cms) | 164.5 | 164 | 156.5 |
| Standard error | 1.2 | 0.5 | |
| Weight at beginning of pregrnancy(kg) | 70.2 | 73.8* | 61 |
| Standard error | 2.8 | 1.6 | |
| Weight durringpregrnancy(kg) | 11.2 | 11.3 | 15.45 |
| Standard error | 1.1 | 0.5 | |
| Gravidity | 2.6 | 2.4* | 0 |
| Standard error | 0.3 | 0.12 | |
| Parity | 1.2 | 0.9* | |
| Standard error | 0.2 | 0.1 | |
| Gestational age at delivery(weeks) | 39 | 39.2 | 34 |
| Standard error | 0.6 | 0.2 | |
| %predicted FEV1 | 96 | 89.6* | 74 |
| Standard error | 2.5 | 1.6 | |
| FEV1 VC | 0.85 | 0.81* | 0.82 |
| Standard error | 0.02 | 0 | |
| Inhaled glucocorticoid intake during pregnancy | |||
| First trimester ug/day | 0 | 46.9* | 0 |
| Standard error | 43.9 | ||
| Second trimester ug/day | 0 | 577.2* | 0 |
| Standard error | 50.7 | ||
| Third trimester ug/day | 0 | 638.7* | 1000 |
| Standard error | 51.8 | ||
| Periodic oral glucocorticoid intake during pregnancy | No | yes | yes |