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Table 5 Comparison of DAC Patients with BWT vs No BWT

From: High prevalence of bronchiectasis on chest CT in a selected cohort of children with severe Asthma

 

BWT (n = 24)

No BWT (n = 6)

P-value

Serum IgE Level

1354 (268)

494 (378)

0.175

Age

12.1 (0.52)

12.2 (1.62)

0.975

Sputum Eosinophils (%)

18.4 (2.82)

9.9 (4.33)

0.188

Sputum Neutrophils (%)

40.7 (5.90)

71.8 (3.44)

< 0.001*

FEV1% Predicted

82.7 (3.12)

79.8 (6.75)

0.688

FVC% Predicted

92.0 (3.25)

96.5 (4.26)

0.524

FEF50% Predicted

57.0 (3.93)

46.9 (8.86)

0.267

FEV1/FVC Ratio

0.75 (0.02)

0.66 (0.07)

0.107

Exhaled Nitric Oxide (ppb)

73.0 (7.56)

42.1 (13.9)

0.074

  1. *P < 0.05 (Independent Sample T-Test). The data expressed as mean (SEM)