Table 4.

Comparison of DAC Patients with BE vs No BE

	BE (n = 8)	No BE (n = 22)	P-value
Serum IgE Level	1214 (356)	1203 (302)	0.984
Age	13.9 (0.67)	11.5 (0.61)	0.038*
Sputum Eosinophils (%)	22.8 (5.53)	14.8 (2.68)	0.162
Sputum Neutrophils (%)	56.1 (10.41)	43.9 (6.25)	0.349
FEV1% Predicted	87.4 (5.91)	80.2 (3.13)	0.267
FVC% Predicted	95.8 (3.92)	91.9 (3.46)	0.530
FEF50% Predicted	61.3 (6.42)	52.5 (4.33)	0.284
FEV1/FVC Ratio	0.80 (0.04)	0.71 (0.02)	0.068
Exhaled Nitric Oxide (ppb)	69.0 (14.19)	66.0 (8.14)	0.853

*P < 0.05 (Independent Sample T-Test). The data expressed as mean (SEM)