TABLE I.
Variable | |
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Age | P = .4158, r = −0.0988 |
Sex | P = .351 |
Atopy | P = .4711 |
Hospitalization for asthma (lifetime) | P = .0047, r = −0.3339 |
Hospitalization for asthma (past year) | P = .0163, r = −0.2862 |
ACT score | P = .0158, r = 0.2875 |
FEV1 (% predicted)* | P = .0007, r = 0.3996 |
FVC (% predicted)* | P = .0008, r = 0.3961 |
OCS use | P = .2082, r = −0.1523 |
ICS use | P = .0039, r = −0.3409 |
Sputum cytology† | |
Eosinophils | P = .0132, r = −0.3037 |
Neutrophils | P = .0778, r = −0.2187 |
Macrophages | P = .8875, r = −0.01774 |
Lymphocytes | P = .9132, r = 0.01368 |
ACT, Asthma Control Test; FVC, forced vital capacity; ICS, inhaled corticosteroid; OCS, oral corticosteroid.
Data are available for 68 subjects.
Data are available for 66 subjects.