Follow-up study of airway microbiota in children with persistent wheezing

Respiratory Research

Table 2 Characteristics of persistent wheezing children with and without recurrence

	Patients without recurrence (n = 15)	Patients with recurrence (n = 20)	P value
Age (m)	13.47 ± 3.83	13.45 ± 3.20	0.99
Gender (F/M)	7/8	13/7	0.32
Cesarean section (n)	6	6	0.72
Wheeze history (n)	7	19	0.002**
Follow-up time (m)	17.27 ± 6.16 (10–24)	17.60 ± 5.00 (10–24)	0.86
WBC counts (× 10⁹/L)	11.27 ± 3.87	10.23 ± 2.56	0.34
Neutrophils %	37.74 ± 19.90	39.00 ± 12.89	0.82
Eosinophils %	1.34 ± 1.87	1.68 ± 1.73	0.59
Hgb	120.13 ± 10.72	119.25 ± 10.96	0.81
PLT	386.47 ± 90.91	403.60 ± 139.69	0.68
CRP (0 – 8 mg/L)	3.92 ± 10.60	3.80 ± 5.63	0.96
PCT (< 0.5 ng/L)	0.06 ± 0.04	0.08 ± 0.07	0.21
ALT	35 ± 45	24 ± 19	0.35
AST	61.13 ± 36.87	46.95 ± 22.47	0.17
LDH	454.60 ± 207.40	367.75 ± 141.29	0.15
IgG	6.35 ± 1.45	7.25 ± 1.45	0.08
IgA	0.36 ± 0.27	0.53 ± 0.23	0.06
IgE	106.32 ± 192.22	126.28 ± 226.08	0.79

WBC white blood cells, Hgb hemoglobin, PLT blood platelet, CRP C reactive protein, PCT procalcitonin, ALT alanine aminotransferase, AST aspartate aminotransferase, LDH lactate dehydrogenase, Ig Immunoglobulin
^* P < 0.05, ** P < 0.01

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