Table 2.
Comparison of the number of subjects of groups A and B with nasal eosinophil (NE) counts above or below the reference parameters of 1, 2, 5, 10, and 20
| Count of NE | All patients |
Group A (n=48) |
Group B (n=19) |
P value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Below NE count | Above NE count | Below NE count | Above NE count | Below NE count | Above NE count | ||
| 1 | 11 (16.4) | 56 (83.6) | 6 (12.5) | 42 (87.5) | 5 (26.3) | 14 (73.7) | 0.169 |
| 2 | 48 (71.6) | 19 (28.4) | 31 (64.6) | 17 (35.4) | 17 (89.5) | 2 (10.5) | 0.042 |
| 5 | 53 (79.1) | 14 (20.9) | 35 (72.9) | 13 (27.1) | 18 (94.7) | 1 (5.3) | 0.048 |
| 10 | 55 (82.1) | 12 (17.9) | 37 (77.1) | 11 (22.9) | 18 (94.7) | 1 (5.3) | 0.089 |
| 20 | 59 (88.1) | 8 (11.9) | 40 (83.3) | 8 (16.7) | 19 (100) | 0 (0) | 0.058 |
Values are presented as number (%).
Chi-square test was used to perform statistical analysis of group A vs. group B.
Boldface indicates a statistically significant difference with P<0.05.