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Baseline inflammatory parameters in blood, nasal lavage and induced sputum (median, upper and lower quartiles) (* = p < 0.05 compared with the control group) |
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| Control group |
Allergic rhinitis |
Allergic asthma |
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| Blood |
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| B-eosinophils 109/L |
0.12 (0.10, 0.13) |
0.1 (0.08, 0.17) |
0.14 (0.11, 0.21) |
| S-ECP μg/L |
8.6 (5.5, 9.4) |
9.0 (6.2, 11.8) |
6.1 (4.4, 11.3) |
| S-HNL μg/L |
89 (56, 105) |
93 (84, 99) |
99 (65, 118) |
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| Nasal lavage |
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| Eosinophils% |
0 (0, 0) |
0.1 (0–0.4) |
0.3 (0, 0.5) |
| ECP μg/L |
2 (2, 2) |
3 (2, 13)* |
2 (2, 5) |
| HNL μg/L |
30 (26, 33) |
74 (65, 176) |
83 (40, 202) |
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| Sputum |
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| ECP μg/L |
149 (81, 280) |
192 (126, 403) |
146 (54, 350) |
| HNL μg/L |
1724 (636, 2570) |
839 (573, 1854) |
1606 (480, 2357) |
Kämpe et al. Clinical and Molecular Allergy 2007 5:4 doi:10.1186/1476-7961-5-4 |
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