Table 3. Immunological profile for latent class phenotypes.
Healthy mean ± SD |
Early transient wheeze mean ± SD |
Current wheeze/asthma mean ± SD |
Mild asthma mean ± SD |
Moderate asthma mean ± SD |
|
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Eosinophil granulocyte conc (cells x109/l) | 0.25 ±0.23 | 0.30±0.36 β 0.04 (-0.03, 0.12) |
0.25±0.21 β 0.00 (-0.08, 0.08) |
0.33±0.30 β 0.08 (0.00, 0.16) |
0.46±0.38 β 0.21 (0.12, 0.30)b |
Lymphocyte particle conc (cells x109/l) | 2.50 ±0.63 | 2.56±0.63 β 0.06 (-0.08, 0.19) |
2.37±0.72 β -0.13 (-0.39, 0.12) |
2.78±0.75 β 0.27 (0.06, 0.49)a |
2.65±0.76 β 0.15 (-0.05, 0.35) |
Neutrophil granulocyte conc (cells x109/l) | 3.17±1.29 | 3.11±0.99 β -0.06 (-0.30, 0.17) |
3.29±1.71 β 0.12 (-0.57, 0.81) |
3.09±1.15 β -0.08 (-0.43, 0.26) |
2.99±0.91 β -0.19 (-0.45, 0.07) |
a p <0.05,
b p<0.0001
Beta coefficients with 95% confidence intervals compared to healthy phenotype.