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Table 3 Result of biomarkers in exhaled air

From: Analysis of nitrogen oxides (NOx) in the exhaled breath condensate (EBC) of subjects with asthma as a complement to exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) measurements: a cross-sectional study

 

Asthma (n = 23)

Controls (n = 23)

Statisticsb

FeNO50 (ppb) a

29.9 [17.9 - 52.4]

9.6 [8.4 - 14.2]

< 0.001

CalvNO (ppb)a

3.7 [2.7 - 6.3]

1.7 [1.1 - 2.8]

0.002

J'awNO (nL/min)a

80.6 [56.7 - 116.9]

30.9 [25.7 - 46.3]

0.001

NOx (μM) a

14.4 [10.4 - 19.7]

9.9 [7.5 - 15.0]

0.046

  1. FeNO50: Fractional exhaled nitric oxide at 50 mL/s, CalvNO: Alveolar NO concentration, J'awNO: Bronchial NO concentration, NOx: Nitrogen oxides
  2. a data expressed as geometric mean [IQR]
  3. b ANOVA
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ISSN: 1756-0500

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