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Table 1 Group characteristics

From: Expression profiling of ileal mucosa in asthma reveals upregulation of innate immunity and genes characteristic of Paneth and goblet cells

Characteristic

Asthma (n = 15)

Control (n = 15)

P

Age, years

54.3 ± 16.4

54.4 ± 16.0

0.967

Sex, female

12 (80.0%)

12 (80.0%)

1.0

BMI, kg/m2

27.4 ± 5.0

26.8 ± 4.7

0.870

Smoking

3 (13.3%)

3 (13.3%)

1.0

  1. Age and body mass index (BMI) were compared using the Mann–Whitney U test. Sex and smoking status were compared using the Fisher’s exact test
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Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology

ISSN: 1710-1492

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