Table 2 Demographic and Clinical data of patients enrolled

Age

72

4.78

67.11

6.39

60.67

12.30

61.80

6.25

61.18

3.72

0.0225

BMI

29.45

4.29

28.88

4.46

28.86

5.63

29.70

5.85

27.80

4.64

ns

Atopy (n)

0

4

10

7

0

FEV1

46.88

10.68

72.56

23.40

88.78

17.73

83.60

22.83

90.97

6.33

0.0006

REV

6.37

2.26

18

8.48

18.89

7.63

19.60

4.81

0

0.0004

Smoking habit:

 smokers

2

0

0

2

 ex smokers

11

8

0

1

 never smokers

0

2

14

10

0

 P/Y

68.63

32.34

36.83

44.43

0

0

6.60

13

<0.0001

FENO 50

17.63

4.24

23.33

14.84

21.89

11.60

27.30

14.80

10.23

3.50

ns

induced sputum eosinophils

0.58

1.39

4.86

3.18

47.33

26.52

2.10

1.73

0.60

0.80

<0.0001

induced sputum neutrophils

88.66

10.80

82.86

10.64

24.44

20.16

81.20

11.39

27.30

13

<0.0001