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Table 2 Differences in the inflammatory profile between the 2 groups

From: Asthma-COPD overlap is not a homogeneous disorder: further supporting data

 

Smoking asthmatics n = 44

e-COPD n = 65

p-value

IL-13

1.98 (0.23–3.92)

2.18 (0.23–4.20)

0.352

IL-17

7.26 (2.37–16.35)

6.67 (3.12–10.81)

0.142

IL-5

1.63 (0.40–2.77)

1.75 (0.42–2.85)

0.371

IL-6

1.37 (0.42–3.28)

1.43 (0.67–4.12)

0.426

IL-8

9.54 (6.40–14.20)

9.68 (6.25–12.98)

0.652

TNF

3.22 (2.19–4.32)

4.00 (3.19–5.07)

0.740

Periostin

30.8 (23.3–38)

39.7 (30–49.2)

0.005

FENO

19.6 (10–19.9)

24.5 (10–24.6)

<0.001

Blood Eos (cels/μl)

200 (0,1000)

300 (210,940)

<0.001

  1. Numerical data are expressed as median and (interquartile range) except for eosinophils which are expressed as median (range). P values from Mann-Whitney U test
  2. p-values