Table 2 Asthmatic patient characteristics by Ficolin-1 expression
From: Increased expression of ficolin-1 is associated with airway obstruction in asthma
Characteristics | Low Ficolin-1 | High Ficolin-1 | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
Number | 26 | 42 | NA |
Sex (F/M) | 12/14 | 21/21 | 0.8067 |
Age (y) | 37.08 ± 10.81 | 44.43 ± 10.59 | 0.0075 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 21.94 ± 3.50 | 23.87 ± 3.72 | 0.0401 |
Lung Function | |||
 FEV1 (L) | 3.09 ± 0.80 | 2.24 ± 0.74 |  < 0.0001 |
 FEV1% predicted | 95.31 ± 12.70 | 77.65 ± 23.30 | 0.0007 |
 FVC (L) | 4.18 ± 1.02 | 3.47 ± 0.89 | 0.0037 |
 FVC % predicted | 109.10 ± 13.85 | 99.92 ± 18.28 | 0.0351 |
 FEV1/FVC (%) | 73.01 ± 10.58 | 64.77 ± 12.68 | 0.0075 |
 Methacholine PD20 (mg) | 0.14 (0.01–1.39) | 0.12 (0.03–0.67) | 0.8297 |
Total IgE (IU/ml) | 88.60 (39.88–298.80) | 120.30 (49.40–255.00) | 0.7961 |
FeNO (ppb) | 71.00 (24.00–123.00) | 53.00 (31.00–100.50) | 0.3874 |
Blood neutrophils (109/L) | 3.53 ± 1.47 | 4.24 ± 1.63 | 0.0902 |
Blood eosinophils (109/L) | 0.23 (0.05–0.37) | 0.30 (0.13–0.51) | 0.0634 |