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Table 1 Characteristics of subjects

From: Decreased TLR7 expression was associated with airway eosinophilic inflammation and lung function in asthma: evidence from machine learning approaches and experimental validation

 

Healthy controls

Asthma

p value

Number

12

36

 

 Sex, F:M (%F)

8/4 (66.67)

13/23 (36.11)

0.0951

 Age, yr

35.75 ± 15.58

44.056 ± 16.81

0.1331

 BMI, kg/m2

23.278 ± 3.8964

23.098 ± 3.38

0.8611

Lung function

 FEV1, % predicted

93.5 (90–108)

88.89 (61.65–101.69)

0.1739

 FEV1/FVC%

87 (81.4–90.91)

74 (59.93–78.44)

 < 0.0001

 FeNO, ppb

11 (9–14)

38 (31–66)

 < 0.0001

 Blood-eosinophil, %

1.95 (1.125–3.35)

4.6 (2.3–7.6)

0.0236

  1. Values are presented as mean ± SD or median (interquartile spacing)
  2. FeNO fraction of exhaled nitric oxide, FEV1 forced expiratory volume in the first second, FVC forced vital capacity
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European Journal of Medical Research

ISSN: 2047-783X

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