TABLE 3.
Correlations between the levels of LTE4 and EDN in patients with AERD or ATA.
Asthma (n = 136) | AERD (n = 47) | ATA (n = 89) | |||||||
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Sputum EDN | Urine EDN | Plasma EDN | Sputum EDN | Urine EDN | Plasma EDN | Sputum EDN | Urine EDN | Plasma EDN | |
Serum LTE4 | p = 0.011 | p = 0.160 | p = 0.008 | p = 0.003 | p = 0.368 | p = 0.017 | p = 0.505 | p = 0.576 | p = 0.419 |
r = 0.347 | r = 0.226 | r = 0.605 | r = 0.348 | ||||||
Urine LTE4 | p = 0.023 | p < 0.001 | p < 0.001 | p = 0.218 | p = 0.013 | p = 0.002 | p = 0.303 | p = 0.039 | p = 0.001 |
r = 0.311 | r = 0.362 | r = 0.388 | r = 0.369 | r = 0.445 | r = 0.228 | r = 0.334 |
Abbreviations: AERD, aspirin‐exacerbated respiratory disease; ATA, aspirin tolerant asthma; EDN, eosinophil‐derived neurotoxin; LT, leukotriene.