Table 3 Comparison of patients with or without sputum eosinophilia: numerical variables
Variable | Sputum eosinophilia | P value* | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Negative (n = 51) | Positive (n = 49) | ||||||
Median | IQR | Average rank | Median | IQR | Average rank | ||
Age (years) | 30 | 24.3 to 44.3 | 48.4 | 35 | 25.0 to 46.3 | 52.7 | 0.466 |
Age at onset (years) | 3 | 0.33 to 5.0 | 48.0 | 3 | 1.6 to 5.5 | 53.1 | 0.370 |
Asthma Control Test (ACT) score | 20 | 19.0 to 20.8 | 64.1 | 17 | 16.0 to 19.0 | 36.3 | < 0.0001 |
Absolute serum eosinophil count (× 103/μL) | 0.20 | 0.08 to 0.96 | 41.4 | 0.50 | 0.26 to 2.00 | 60.0 | 0.001 |
Serum IgE level (IU/ml) | 27 | 20.0 to 71.5 | 35.0 | 125 | 67.5 to 206.5 | 66.6 | < 0.0001 |