Table 2.

The HSP70 levels in plasma and induced sputum of healthy subjects, non-eosinophilic asthma patients and eosinophilic asthma patients

Group	Number	Plasma (ng/ml)	Induced sputum (ng/ml)
Control	34	0.14 (0.11–0.37)	0.42 (0.18–0.85)
Non-eosinophilic asthma	19	0.56 (0.23–0.98)*	0.95 (0.34–1.88)*
Eosinophilic asthma	37	0.42 (0.20–0.65)*	0.81 (0.27–1.88)*
P value		<0.001	<0.001

Results are expressed as median (range)

*P < 0.001vs control group