Table 3.

Result of biomarkers in exhaled air

	Asthma (n = 23)	Controls (n = 23)	Statisticsb
FeNO50 (ppb) a	29.9 [17.9 - 52.4]	9.6 [8.4 - 14.2]	< 0.001
CalvNO (ppb)a	3.7 [2.7 - 6.3]	1.7 [1.1 - 2.8]	0.002
J'awNO (nL/min)a	80.6 [56.7 - 116.9]	30.9 [25.7 - 46.3]	0.001
NOx (μM) a	14.4 [10.4 - 19.7]	9.9 [7.5 - 15.0]	0.046

FeNO₅₀: Fractional exhaled nitric oxide at 50 mL/s, CalvNO: Alveolar NO concentration, J'awNO: Bronchial NO concentration, NOx: Nitrogen oxides

a data expressed as geometric mean [IQR]

b ANOVA