Table 5.
Changes in inflammatory parameters in blood, nasal lavage and induced sputum between baseline out of season and during birch pollen season (median, upper and lower quartiles).
| Control group | Allergic rhinitis | p-value | Allergic asthma | p-value | |
| Blood | |||||
| Δeosinophils 109/L | 0.01 (0, 0.025) | 0.27 (0.17, 0.43) | 0.014* | 0.17 (0.03, 0.27) | 0.012* |
| ΔS-ECP μg/L | 2,3 (0.5, 2.4) | 9.6 (4.9, 16.1) | 0.071 | 8.6 (-0.2, 11.5) | 0.12 |
| ΔS-HNL μg/L | 19.1 (4.7, 31.4) | 1.8 (-3.5, 5.3) | 0.20 | 1,7 (-1.0, 14.4) | 0.12 |
| Nasal lavage | |||||
| Δeosinophils % | 0.05 (0, 0.1) | 6.7 (1.9, 28.8) | 0.007* | 23.3 (2.3, 57.8) | 0.055 |
| ΔECP μg/L | 0 (0, 5) | 1.4 (-0.1, 5.8) | 1.0 | 4 (0, 10.1) | 0.29 |
| ΔHNL μg/L | 85 (45, 109) | -17 (-44, 21.9) | 0.039* | -10 (-28.8, 24.8) | 0.22 |
| Sputum | |||||
| ΔECP μg/L | -146 (-163, 0.3) | 310 (19, 2000) | 0.019* | 2180 (12, 2480) | 0.018* |
| ΔHNL μg/L | -766 (-1655, 302) | 46 (-340, 190) | 0.040* | -218 (-1084, 748) | 0.17 |