Table 3.

Eosinophil and pulmonary function data

	Older adult group n = 41	Younger group n = 140	P
IgE (IU/mL, logarithm)	2.27 ± 0.766	2.20 ± 0.498	0.597
EO (109/L)	0.10 ± 0.144	0.16 ± 0.316	0.725
FEV1 (L)	1.38 ± 0.584	2.15 ± 0.769	0.002
EO (%)	1.76 ± 3.860	2.79 ± 4.700	0.477
FEV1/FVC (%)	61.75 ± 9.021	71.19 ± 8.217	0.003

EO eosinophil, FEV1 forced expiratory volume in 1 s, FVC forced vital capacity