Table 1. Demographic and laboratory characteristics of the study groups (n=158)
Asthma (n=125) Control (n=33)
p-value
Age (years) 10.2 (7.8-12.7) 11.4 (7.5-13.9) 0.53
Male sex, (%) 75.2 66.7 0.32
BMI (kg/m2) 19.8 ± 4.1 19.4 ± 4.1 0.72
BMI z-score 0.45 ± 1.25 0.44 ± 1.08 0.97
Aeroallergen sensitization, (%) 69.6 18.2 < 0.001
Serum periostin (ng/mL) 53.1 ± 13.0 43.3 ± 11.2 < 0.001
Eosinophils, % 3.4 (2.1-5.6) 2.1 (1.4-3.9) 0.007
Eosinophils, (/ml) 255 (150-428) 120 (80-230) < 0.001
Total IgE (IU/ml) 71 (20-167) 27 (11-138) 0.12
Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index. Data are presented as percentage, median (interquartile range) or mean ± standard deviation Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index. Data are presented as percentage, median (interquartile range) or mean ± standard deviation Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index. Data are presented as percentage, median (interquartile range) or mean ± standard deviation Abbreviations: BMI, body mass index. Data are presented as percentage, median (interquartile range) or mean ± standard deviation