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Table 2 Comparison between pediatric and adult patients with persistently low, variable and persistently high sputum eosinophils

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

 

Pediatric patients

Adult patients

  

Low

Variable

High

P

Low

Variable

High

P

Gender

m/f

6/2

12/4

3/9

 

7/7

11/6

3/0

 

Age

years

9,5 (8,0; 11,5)

9 (8,0; 11,0)

10,5 (10,0; 11,0)

 

31 (27,0; 44,0)

36 (26,0; 38,0)

41 (32,0; 55,0)

 

IgE

IU/L

217 (12,0; 898,0)

125 (59,0; 250,0)

175 (88,0; 589,0)

 

190 (161,0; 411,0)

222 (128,5; 406,5)

75 (64,0; 168,0)

 

Allergy#

n

2/4/1/1

4/8/2/2

4/6/2/0

 

4/3/6/1

5/2/9/1

0/0/2/1

 

BloodEosV1

%

4,5 (2,5; 5,0)

6 (4,5; 8,0)

9 (6,5; 10,5)

*

3 (3,0; 4,0)

4 (2,0; 7,0)

8 (7,0; 13,0)**

**

  1. ANOVA: *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01.
  2. #Seasonal/perennial/perennial with seasonal peaks/other or not defined.