Table 1 Comparison of characteristics in hospitalized and non-hospitalized patients
From: Can eosinophilia and neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio predict hospitalization in asthma exacerbation?
Non-hospitalized | Hospitalized | P | |
|---|---|---|---|
n = 120 | n = 91 | ||
Gender | 0.788 | ||
Female, n (%) | 51 (42.5) | 36 (39.6) | |
Male, n (%) | 69 (57.5) | 55 (60.4) | |
Age (mean years ± SD) | \(6.21 \pm 3.14\) | \(5.16 \pm 3.36\) | 0.020 |
Antibiotic consumption, n (%) | 23 (19) | 55 (60.4) | < 0.001 |
Using an asthma action plana, n (%) | 86 (72.9) | 50 (55.6) | 0.009 |
Presence of atopic conditionb, n (%) | 38 (32.7) | 32 (35.6) | 0.674 |
Cause of the exacerbation | |||
Infection, n (%) | 73 (60.8) | 64 (70.3) | 0.152 |
Allergen, n (%) | 11 (9.2) | 5 (5.5) | 0.323 |
Non-adherence to prescribed therapy, n (%) | 28 (23.3) | 19 (20.9) | 0.671 |
Other, n (%) | 8 (6.7) | 3 (3.3) | 0.275 |
Duration of asthma | |||
Newly diagnosed, n (%) | 19 (15.8) | 26 (28.6) | 0.025 |
Less than 1 year, n (%) | 38 (31.7) | 22 (24.2) | 0.232 |
1–2 years, n (%) | 36 (30) | 28 (30.8) | 0.904 |
More than 2 years, n (%) | 27 (22.5) | 15 (16.4) | 0.278 |
Blood eosinophil count (mean ± SD) | \(260.4 \pm 301.7\) | \(573.3 \pm 368\) | < 0.001 |
NLR (mean ± SD) | \(2.29 \pm 2.5\) | \(4.96 \pm 4.27\) | < 0.001 |