From: A qPCR-based metric of Th2 airway inflammation in asthma
Healthy controls | Asthmatics | p value | |
---|---|---|---|
Sample size of qPCR data | 19 | 24 | |
Age, years | 34 ± 9 | 33 ± 12 | 0.71 |
BMI | 26 ± 4 | 28 ± 5 | 0.20 |
Gender (% F) | 42 | 50 | 0.84 |
Ethnicity* | |||
White | 10 | 10 | |
African-American | 1 | 2 | |
Hispanic | 3 | 6 | |
Asian/Pacific Islander | 4 | 5 | |
Native American | 1 | 1 | |
FEV1, % predicted | 99 ± 13 | 84 ± 13 | 0.0008 |
Δ FEV1 with albuterol (% of baseline) | 5.0 ± .4.5 | 14.4 ± 9.5 | 0.0001 |
FEV1/FVC | 0.78 ± 0.066 | 0.73 ± 0.074 | 0.02 |
Methacholine PC20 (mg/ml) | > 10 (n = 18) | 0.57 (0.07-4.40) | <0.0001 |
IgE, IU/ml | 20 (4–357), (n = 18) | 232 (2–6556) | <0.0001 |
Blood eosinophils, ×109/L | 0.11 (0.04-0.30) | 0.33 (0.05-0.75) | <0.0001 |
FeNO | 16 (9–49) | 62 (9–144), (n = 18) | 0.0004 |