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Baseline characteristics of patients included in selected studies.
| Study | Mean age (years) |
Mean FEV1 (percentage) |
Eosinophil count | Mean corticosteroid dose (mg) | BVAS | CRP (mg/L) |
ESR (mm/hr) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wechsler et al. [14] | CASE: 49 CONTROL: 48 |
NA | AEC per cubic millimeter CASE: 177 Control: 172 |
12 11 |
NA | NA | NA |
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| Kim et al. [16] | 45 | 76 | 3.4 % | 12.9 | 6.9 | 3.9 | 7 |
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| Moosig et al. [15] | 62 | 76.24 | AEC per cubic millimeter: 539 | 18 | 6.9 | 0.68 | 22.7 |
