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Subject demographics. Data are presented as mean ± SEM except for PC20 methacholine which are presented as the geometric means. |
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| Characteristics |
Allergic Asthmatic |
Nonasthmatic Normal |
P Value |
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| Number: |
31 |
17 |
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| Gender: |
17 M/14 F |
12 M/5 F |
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| Age (yr): (range) |
29.6 ± 1.3 (20 – 47) |
27.1 ± 1.3 (21 – 33) |
P = 0.22 |
| Ragweed Skin Tests |
Positive |
Negative |
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| FEV1 (L): |
3.33 ± 0.2 |
4.06 ± 0.2 |
P = 0.005 |
| FEV1 (% predicted): |
84.8 ± 6 |
101.3 ± 3.7 |
P = 0.07 |
| PC20 Methacholine (mg/ml): |
1.0 ± 0.8 |
16 at > 32 mg/ml 1 at 11 mg/ml |
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| Serum IgE (IU/ml): |
177 ± 1 |
51 ± 13 |
P = 0.002 |
Hastie et al. Respiratory Research 2006 7:25 doi:10.1186/1465-9921-7-25 |
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