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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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