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Table 1 Clinical & laboratory parameters in study subjects

From: Serum interleukin-5 levels are elevated in mild and moderate persistent asthma irrespective of regular inhaled glucocorticoid therapy

 

Normal Control (n = 56)

Asthmatics (n = 56)

P value

  

On Inhaled Steroids (n = 31)

Not on Inhaled Steroids (n = 25)

 

Age (years)

27 (22–39)

27 (23–38)

28 (21–40)

0.6*

Duration of asthma (years)

-

5 (1–15)

10 (4.5–14.5)

0.18*

Atopic asthma

-

16

16

0.42 †

Non-atopic asthma

-

9

15

 

FEV1 (liter)

-

2.3 (2–2.67)

2 (1.7–2.5)

0.2*

WBC count (× 109/L)

6.5 (5.1–7.5)

6.4 (5.1–8.3)

6 (5.1–8.1)

0.8*

Eosinophils %

0.11(0.07–0.18)

5 (2–9)

6 (4–10)

0.2*

Serum IgE (IU/L)

26 (10–62)

240 (54–595)

200 (96–612)

0.8*

  1. Data are expressed as medians with interquartile range in parenthesis * By Mann Whitney test between steroid and non-steroid users † By Fisher's exact test between steroid and non-steroid users