Table 5 Association of plasma sCD14 level with clinical symptoms and signs in asthma patients

 Cough status

Occasional

reference

0.82 (0.48, 1.39)

1.14 (0.69, 1.89)

1.60 (0.85, 3.02)

Chronic

reference

0.69 (0.42, 1.13)

0.80 (0.49, 1.31)

1.53 (0.83, 2.80)

 Sputum status

Occasional

reference

1.22 (0.77, 1.94)

1.00 (0.63, 1.58)

1.33 (0.83, 2.13)

Chronic

reference

0.83 (0.51, 1.34)

0.55 (0.34, 0.91)

0.88 (0.54, 1.45)

Purulent

reference

1.44 (0.59, 3.51)

1.74 (0.74, 4.06)

2.09 (0.89, 4.95)

 Dyspnea

Mild

reference

0.94 (0.59, 1.51)

0.99 (0.61, 1.60)

0.87 (0.53, 1.44)

Moderate

reference

0.96 (0.58, 1.57)

0.92 (0.55, 1.53)

1.08 (0.65, 1.77)

Severe

reference

1.09 (0.54, 2.21)

1.98 (1.02, 3.86)

2.33 (1.21, 4.48)

 Wheeze

reference

1.19 (0.77, 1.85)

1.56 (1.01, 2.41)

1.77 (1.15, 2.72)

 Cyanosis

reference

1.38 (0.53, 3.59)

2.99 (1.26, 7.08)

2.68 (1.13, 6.37)