Table 2 Demographic and comorbidity distribution- Patients with Severe Asthma
From: Burden of asthma with elevated blood eosinophil levels
Patient characteristics | Eosinophil level | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
Elevated eosinophils (n = 35) | Normal eosinophils (n = 144) | ||
N (%) | N (%) | ||
Gender | 0.953 | ||
Female | 24 (68.6) | 98 (68.1) | |
Race | 0.608 | ||
White | 20 (57.1) | 74 (51.4) | |
Black | 5 (14.3) | 14 (9.7) | |
Hispanic | 5 (14.3) | 34 (23.6) | |
Other/Unknown | 5 (14.3) | 22 (15.3) | |
Age groups | 0.165 | ||
12–17 years | 2 (5.71) | 5 (3.5) | |
18–35 years | 8 (22.86) | 18(12.50) | |
36–64 years | 16 (45.71) | 92(63.89) | |
Greater than/equal to 65 years | 9 (25.71) | 29 (20.14) | |
Top 5 Comorbidities | |||
Diabetes | 7 (20.0) | 24 (16.7) | 0.640 |
Cancer/tumor | 3 (8.6) | 7 (4.9) | 0.413 |
Congestive Heart Failure | 4 (11.4) | 7 (4.9) | 0.229 |
Cerebrovascular disease | 0 (0.0) | 3 (2.1) | 1 |
Renal disease | 2 (5.71) | 1 (0.7) | 0.098 |