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Table 1 Participant demographics

From: Th17/Treg ratio derived using DNA methylation analysis is associated with the late phase asthmatic response

Participant ID

Age (year)

Sex (M:F)

Allergen

Pre [PC20] (mg/mL)

Post [PC20] (mg/mL)

Allergen-induced shiftb

% fall in FEV1

Early

Late

ER

        

1

28

F

Cat Pelt

12.8

ND

ND

20.3

4.8

2

34

F

Cat Pelt

2.8

6.1

2.3

21

1.5

3

27

M

Cat Pelt

4.5

1.8

0.39

34.4

0

4

42

F

Cat Hair

5.3

8.6

1.6

42.1

11.1

5

29

F

Cat Pelt

0.4

ND

ND

44.3

0

6

31

M

Cat Pelt

11.8

16

1.4

24.2

7.5

7

28

F

Cat Hair

9.4

16

1.7

27.1

7.1

8

42

M

Cat

0.1

ND

ND

23

9

Mean ± SE

32.6 ± 2.2

3:5

 

2.8a

7.5a

1.5 ± 0.3

29.6 ± 3.2

5.1 ± 1.4

DR

        

9

23

F

Cat Hair

0.3

0.2

0.60

38.9

31.8

10

26

F

Cat Hair

5.1

1.5

0.30

31.4

14.9

11

49

F

Cat Hair

3.6

1.0

0.27

25.3

12.6

12

26

M

Cat Hair

0.9

1.0

1.1

31.5

15.6

13

27

F

Cat Pelt

0.6

0.1

0.19

48.3

25.8

14

52

F

Cat

ND

ND

ND

33

27

Mean ± SE

33.8 ± 3.3

1:5

 

1.3a

0.5a

0.5 ± 0.1

34.7 ± 3.2

21.3 ± 3.2c

  1. ND - Not determined; all participants were challenged with cat allergen.
  2. ageometric mean (PC20 values are measured on a log scale).
  3. b[PC20]post/[PC20]pre.
  4. cp < 0.05 versus ER group.