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Characteristics of enrolled study subjects. IQR, interquartile range; IgE, Immunoglobulin Epsilon; FEV1, forced expiratory volume in 1-second; p-values from Student’s t-test.
| Characteristics of Enrolled Subjects | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Characteristics | Healthy (N = 9) | Asthmatics (N = 11) | p-value |
| Sex | |||
| Male | 1 | 0 | |
| Female | 8 | 11 | |
| Median age (IQR) | 43 (17.5) | 42 (24.8) | 0.6865 |
| Secondhand smoke exposure | 5 (50%) | 6 (50%) | |
| Median IgE titer (IQR) | 14.9 (20.1) | 439 (630) | 0.0007 |
| Median post-FEV1 (IQR) | 107 (21.5) | 85 (12.0) | 0.0009 |
