Fig E2.

Peripheral leukocyte counts. A, Peripheral blood total and differential leukocyte counts in the patients with SS asthma (solid symbols) and patients with SR asthma (open symbols) before and after 2 weeks of prednisolone. B and C, Total B cells (CD19⁺), T cells (CD3⁺), and CD4⁺ and CD8⁺ T cells were assessed by using ex vivo flow cytometric analysis of peripheral blood from screening visit 1 of both patients with SS and those with SR asthma (Fig E2, B), as well as in the same patients with SR asthma separated based on their assignment to calcitriol or placebo treatment (Fig E2, C). Data were assessed by using the Wilcoxon matched-pairs statistical test (Fig E2, A) or the Mann-Whitney U statistical test (Fig E2, B and C). *P ≤ .05, **P < .01, and ***P < .001.