Table-II.

Levels of serum adhesion molecules and sE-selectin (μg/L, x±s)

Group	Case No.	sICAM-1	sVCAM-1	sE-selectin
Control	30	338.61±74.95	342.75±72.86	5.87±1.69
Allergic rhinitis	45	598.82±257.36a	669.74±196.15a	12.91±6.32a
Asthma	40	520.54±189.43a	657.58±168.76a	10.59±5.85a
Complication	45	627.09±226.87abc	799.84±202.18abc	18.97±6.29abc

Compared with control group,

^aP<0.01; compared with allergic rhinitis group,

^bP<0.05; compared with asthma group,

^cP<0.05. sICAM-1: soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1; sVCAM-1: soluble vascular adhesion molecule-1; sE-selectin: soluble E-selectin.