Table 1.

Demographic characteristics of AR children and normal controls.

Groups	AR group	Control
Number	25	20
Sex (male : female)	13 : 12	11 : 9
Age (months)	65.2 ± 34.0	73.8 ± 21.9
History of asthma, n (%)	0	0
ECPa (ng/mL)	38.5 (23.0–124.0)∗	8.9 (3.6–18.0)
IgEa (IU/mL)	139.1 (29.5–1013.0)∗	21.3 (3.3–39.0)

^aData presented as median values (minimum-maximum).

^∗Compared with control group, P<0.05.

ECP: eosinophil cationic protein.