|
Asthmatics |
Controls |
Subjects n |
22 |
6 |
Female/male |
15/7 |
3/3 |
Age yrs |
46.73±15 |
36.33±4.76 |
IgE IU·mL−1 |
207.84±218.21 |
38±25.09* |
Blood eosinophil cells·µL−1 |
332.6±280.68 |
37.33±34.89* |
FEV1L |
2.01±0.89 |
5.33±1.59 |
FVC L |
3.1±1.16 |
5.86±1.73 |
FEV1% pred |
75±26.5 |
141.5±20.53* |
FVC % pred |
88±23.67 |
132.33±17.09* |
FEV1/FVC |
69.66±12.5 |
90.8±1.57* |