Table 1 Clinical characteristics
From: Local and systemic immunological parameters associated with remission of asthma symptoms in children
Parameters | Controls | CA | RA |
|---|---|---|---|
Age | 14 (12–18) | 14 (13–18) | 15 (12–18) |
Gender (males), n | 10 | 11 | 11 |
FEV1 | 3.8 (2.2-5.2) | 2.8 (1.9-3.8) | 3.7 (2.1-5.1) |
FEV1,% | 101 (88–120) | 85.1 (62–105) | 99 (70–123) |
FEV1/VC | 94 (84–112) | 69.4 (50–93) | 82.5 (58–100) |
FEV1 reversibility | 4 (0–11) | 11 (0–45) | 3.8 (0–8) |
PC20 | 16 (8–32) | 0.85 (0.1-6.4) | 9.1 (0.5-30) |
Skin prick test | 0 (by definition) | 7 (3–14) | 3 (0–11) |
Blood eosinophils,%* | 0.16 (0.05) | 0.25 (0.07) | 0.15 (0.04) |