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Table 1 Patient characteristics

From: Longitudinal measurement of airway inflammation over one year in children and adults with intermittent asthma

 

Pediatric patients

Adult patients

n

54

36*

50

34*

gender (m/f)

30/24

21/15

29/21

21/13

age (years)

9.5 ± 2.0

9.9 ± 1.8

34.2 ± 10.4

34,4 ± 9.8

FeNO (ppb)

18.5 (26.1)

19.0 (37.3)

37.1 (69.1)

36.2 (63.3)

FEV1 (% pred.)

100.5 ± 12.8

100.7 ± 10.1

99.8 ± 11.7

103.1 (10.4)

PC20FEV1 (mg/ml)

0.75 (2.4)

1.4 (3.8)

0.9 (2.6)

1.3 (3.8)

IgE (IU/L)

171.5 (342)

152 (332)

188 (320)

199 (285)

Blood Eos (%)

6 (5)

6 (5)

3 (3)

4 (3)

  1. Data of the screening visit separately presented as mean ± SD or median.
  2. (interquartile range; IQR) for all patients and patients (*) able to produce at least on 3.
  3. Visits an adequate sputum sample. m: male, f: female.