Table 2 Patients characteristics in group II

Age (mean in years)

57.19 ± 10.05

57.30 ± 8.41

57.03 ± 12.05

0.914

Gender

0.717

 Male

67

39

28

 Female

8

4

4

BDR

< 0.001*

 No

50

40

10

 Considerable

16

3

13

 High

9

0

9

Personal history of asthma

31

12

19

0.006*

Personal history of atopy

16

5

11

0.017*

Sputum eosinophils

0.001*

 < 1%

36

27

9

 > 1%

12

2

10

Peripheral eosinophils

0.067

 < 300/ml

63

39

24

 ≥ 300/ml

12

4

8

IgE level

0.055

 < 100 UI/ml

33

23

10

 ≥ 100 UI/ml

42

20

22