Table 3.

Laboratory findings of patients with and without comorbid asthma

Laboratory findings	Patients diagnosed with asthma (n = 54)	Patients not diagnosed with asthma (n = 162)	p value
Laboratory test performed, n (%)	40 (74.1)	86 (53.1)	0.007
Total white blood cell count, median, IQR	5,205 (4,275–7,680)	5,960 (4,572–7,772)	0.708•
Serum haemoglobin level, mean, ±SD	14 (±1.48)	13.7 (±1.55)	0.341°
Serum neutrophil level (absolute number), median, IQR	2,920 (2,332–4,312)	2,900 (1,935–4,622)	0.379•
Serum lymphocyte level (absolute number), median, IQR	1,760 (1,197–2,382)	1,845 (1,477–2,565)	0.263•
Serum eosinophil level (absolute number), median, IQR	70 (40–140)	50 (30–100)	0.079•
Serum eosinophil level (percent), median, IQR	1.30 (0.70–2.60)	1.10 (0.4–1.72)	0.137•
Serum platelet level, mean, ±SD	273.000 (±83.000)	263.000 (±66.000)	0.480°
C-reactive protein level, median, IQR	0.003 (0.0006–0.007)	0.003 (0.0019–0.007)	0.377•
Procalcitonin level, median, IQR	0.02 (0.003–0.495)	0.035 (0.030–0.05)	0.269•
Ferritin level, median, IQR	36 (13–43)	33 (18–45)	0.902•
APTT level, mean, ±SD	26.5 (±2.17)	26.3 (±2.52)	0.677°
INR level, median, IQR	1.03 (0.99–1.11)	1.03 (1–1.10)	0.994•
D-dimer level, median, IQR	0.3 (0.20–0.63)	0.41 (0.22–0.65)	0.425•
AST level, mean, ±SD	24.2 (±10.6)	24.2 (±11.5)	0.990°
ALT level, median, IQR	17 (14–24)	18 (15–22)	0.636•
Serum urine level, median, IQR	24 (21.2–27.9)	24 (21–28)	0.717•
Serum creatinine level, mean, ±SD	0.57 (±0.20)	0.55 (±0.18)	0.549°

IQR, interquartile range. χ² test. ^•Mann-Whitney test. °Student t test/Independent T test.