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TABLE III.

Relationship of epithelial ST2L mRNA to healthcare use

	Healthcare use				P value
	No		Yes
	n	Relative ST2L mRNA, Geometric mean (95% CI)	n	Relative ST2L mRNA, Geometric mean (95% CI)
ED/hospital visits in past year	32	0.08 (0.04–0.16)	28	0.24 (0.11–0.52)	.03^*
ICU/intubation	40	0.09 (0.05–0.17)	20	0.30 (0.12–0.73)	.03^*
3+ Oral steroid bursts in past year	26	0.07 (0.03–0.15)	34	0.22 (0.11–0.44)	.03^*
On oral steroids	34	0.10 (0.08–0.43)	26	0.19 (0.05–0.20)	.23

ED, Emergency department; ICU, intensive care unit.

P < .05.