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Table 5 Independent predictors of sputum eosinophilia

From: Distribution of sputum cellular phenotype in a large asthma cohort: predicting factors for eosinophilic vs neutrophilic inflammation

Parameter

β

SE

p-value

Logit Blood eosinophils,%

1.218

0.19

P < 0.0001

Ln IgE

0.217

0.08

P = 0.0085

FEV 1 /FVC,%

−0.039

0.01

P = 0.0021

FE NO

0.844

0.16

P < 0.0001

  1. Ln, Natural logarithm; FEV1, Forced expiratory volume in 1 s; FVC: Forced vital capacity; FENO, exhaled nitric oxide; SE: standard error.
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BMC Pulmonary Medicine

ISSN: 1471-2466

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