Table 4. Comparison on the airway and serum inflammatory mediators between AHR group and NAHR group.
| Parameter | NAR (n=262) |
P value | AR (n=377) |
P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AHR (n=16) | NAHR (n=246) | AHR (n=46) | NAHR (n=331) | ||||
| Serum total IgE (kU/L) | 63.5 (21.9, 113.2) | 46.7 (17.7, 128.2) | 0.276 | 203.9 (75.4, 423.6) | 179.4 (59.8, 347.0) | 0.129 | |
| Induced sputum Eos (%) | 0.5 (0.2, 3.0) | 0.5 (0.0, 2.0) | 0.175 | 4.85 (0.83, 15.8) | 1.5 (0.5, 7.0) | <0.01^ | |
| Induced sputum Neu (%) | 46.7 (33.2, 71.5) | 51.9 (29.6, 78.3) | 0.386 | 42.3 (25.8, 63.5) | 47.4 (22.4, 68.2) | 0.438 | |
| FeNO (ppb) | 27.1 (13.5,49.8) | 21.2 (14.0,38.2) | 0.098 | 37.5 (25.25,67.2) | 28.9 (17.0, 53.3) | <0.05^ | |
Data of the airway or serum inflammation were presented as median (interquartile range) because of the non-normal distribution. Data with ^ indicated the between-group comparison with statistical significance. NAR, non-allergic rhinitis; AR, allergic rhinitis; AHR, airway hyperresponsiveness; NAHR, without AHR; FeNO, fractional exhaled nitric oxide; ppb, parts per billion.