Table 3.

The expression difference (ΔCts) of STAT3 in genders and disease groups

	Mean ± SE	95% CI	Min.–Max.	P-value
Gender
Male	0.303 ± 0.16	0.02 – 0.66	−2.03 – 2.89	0.47
Female	0.011 ± 0.50	−1.09 – 1.11	−3.00 – 2.55
Case/control
Severe asthma	0.254 ± 0.47	−0.78 – 1.29	−3.00 – 2.89	0.95
Asthma	0.141 ± 0.40	−0.73 – 1.01	−1.86 – 2.55
Healthy	0.274 ± 0.16	−0.06 – 0.61	−2.37 – 1.65
Total	0.237 ± 0.16	−0.96 – 0.57	−3.00 – 2.89