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Changes in inflammatory parameters in blood, nasal lavage and induced sputum between baseline out of season and during birch pollen season (median, upper and lower quartiles). |
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| Control group |
Allergic rhinitis |
p-value |
Allergic asthma |
p-value |
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| Blood |
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| Δeosinophils 109/L |
0.01 (0, 0.025) |
0.27 (0.17, 0.43) |
0.014* |
0.17 (0.03, 0.27) |
0.012* |
| ΔS-ECP μg/L |
2,3 (0.5, 2.4) |
9.6 (4.9, 16.1) |
0.071 |
8.6 (-0.2, 11.5) |
0.12 |
| ΔS-HNL μg/L |
19.1 (4.7, 31.4) |
1.8 (-3.5, 5.3) |
0.20 |
1,7 (-1.0, 14.4) |
0.12 |
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| Nasal lavage |
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| Δeosinophils % |
0.05 (0, 0.1) |
6.7 (1.9, 28.8) |
0.007* |
23.3 (2.3, 57.8) |
0.055 |
| ΔECP μg/L |
0 (0, 5) |
1.4 (-0.1, 5.8) |
1.0 |
4 (0, 10.1) |
0.29 |
| ΔHNL μg/L |
85 (45, 109) |
-17 (-44, 21.9) |
0.039* |
-10 (-28.8, 24.8) |
0.22 |
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| Sputum |
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| ΔECP μg/L |
-146 (-163, 0.3) |
310 (19, 2000) |
0.019* |
2180 (12, 2480) |
0.018* |
| ΔHNL μg/L |
-766 (-1655, 302) |
46 (-340, 190) |
0.040* |
-218 (-1084, 748) |
0.17 |
Kämpe et al. Clinical and Molecular Allergy 2007 5:4 doi:10.1186/1476-7961-5-4 |
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