Table 4.
Baseline inflammatory parameters in blood, nasal lavage and induced sputum (median, upper and lower quartiles) (* = p < 0.05 compared with the control group)
| Control group | Allergic rhinitis | Allergic asthma | |
| Blood | |||
| B-eosinophils 109/L | 0.12 (0.10, 0.13) | 0.1 (0.08, 0.17) | 0.14 (0.11, 0.21) |
| S-ECP μg/L | 8.6 (5.5, 9.4) | 9.0 (6.2, 11.8) | 6.1 (4.4, 11.3) |
| S-HNL μg/L | 89 (56, 105) | 93 (84, 99) | 99 (65, 118) |
| Nasal lavage | |||
| Eosinophils% | 0 (0, 0) | 0.1 (0–0.4) | 0.3 (0, 0.5) |
| ECP μg/L | 2 (2, 2) | 3 (2, 13)* | 2 (2, 5) |
| HNL μg/L | 30 (26, 33) | 74 (65, 176) | 83 (40, 202) |
| Sputum | |||
| ECP μg/L | 149 (81, 280) | 192 (126, 403) | 146 (54, 350) |
| HNL μg/L | 1724 (636, 2570) | 839 (573, 1854) | 1606 (480, 2357) |