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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2023 Nov 23.
Published in final edited form as: Ann Allergy Asthma Immunol. 2022 Jan 12;128(4):414–422.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.anai.2022.01.007

Table 1.

Subject Characteristics at Baseline

Cohort n Age Gender (%F) Skin tests (# positive) Absolute eosinophil count (cells/μL) FEV1 (% predicted) FEV1/FVC FeNO (ppb) Methacholine PC20
Healthy Control 11 22.8±0.4 54.5 -- 90±10 99.2±4.5 .86±.01 12.9±2.0 >25
Allergic Rhinitis 17 21.5±0.7 58.8 4.8±0.5 150±20 98.9±2.2 .83±.01 24.1±3.3 >25
Asthma 17 21.7±0.5 52.9 4.3±1.1 250±140 88.3±5.1 .81±.03 53.8±18.0 1.89±0.7

Abbreviations: FeNO – fractional exhaled breath nitric oxide; FEV1 – forced expiratory volume, 1 second; FVC – forced vital capacity; PC – provocative concentration