. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2012 Jun 25.

Published in final edited form as: J Allergy Clin Immunol. 2012 Mar 3;129(4):974–82.e13. doi: 10.1016/j.jaci.2012.01.059

TABLE V.

Differences in TH2 cytokine levels between atopic and nonatopic subjects

	All atopy (n = 52)	All without atopy (n = 16)	P value	STRA with atopy (n = 45)	STRA without atopy (n = 8)	P value	Control with atopy (n = 7)	Control without atopy (n = 8)	P value
BAL fluid IL-4 (pg/mL)	U (U-0.52)	U (U-0.5)	.74	0.23 (0-0.56)	U (U-0.39)	.37	U	0.3 (U-0.69)	.49
BAL fluid IL-5 (pg/mL)	U (U-1.39)	U	.49	U (U-1.42)	U (U-1.1)	.79	U	U	1.0
Biopsy specimen IL-5 (/mm²)	55.7 (26.7-132.7)	42.7 (31.7-75.2)	.70	51.8 (26.3-107.5)	36.1 (28.3-49.3)	.40	206.2 (48.1-320.6)	124.7^*	^*
BAL specimen IL-13 (pg/mL)	U (U-4.58)	U	.58	U (U-6.01)	U (U-16.7)	.97	U	U (U-17.0)	1.0
Biopsy specimen IL-13 (/mm²)	16.0 (7.5-39.1)	12.2 (0-59.4)	.51	16.4 (11.7-33.7)	12.2 (0-59.4)	.40	6.0 (2.1-102.3)	19.8 (4.3-240.5)	.79

Values are presented as medians (IQRs).

U, Undetectable.

There were only 2 patients in this group and therefore a P value and IQR could not be calculated.