Table 1 Characteristics of participants
From: Exploration of induced sputum BIRC3 levels and clinical implications in asthma
Healthy control (n = 21) | Asthma (n = 55) | p value | |
|---|---|---|---|
Age (years) | 43.38 ± 15.95 | 36.90 ± 16.3 | 0.1199 |
Sex, M:F (%F) | 10:11 (52.4%) | 32:23 (41.8%) | 0.4076 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 22.29 ± 3.62 | 23.17 ± 3.06 | 0.3009 |
FEV1, % predicted | 95.72 ± 20.94 | 82.80 ± 24.77 | 0.0413 |
EOS% | 2.92 ± 3.93 | 4.90 ± 4.36 | 0.0782 |
IgE (IU/ml) | 84.88 ± 64.56 | 219.05 ± 199.12 | 0.0059 |
FeNO (ppb) | 16.78 ± 7.24 | 56.57 ± 49.83 | 0.0013 |