Serum periostin levels and asthma
The mean serum periostin levels of children with severe asthma (63.8 ±
10.8) were significantly higher than in children with moderate asthma
(53.3 ± 12.7) and mild asthma (47.4 ± 11.1) (p < 0.001)
(Figure 1b). No significant differences in serum periostin levels were
found in children with asthma when compared according to gender, asthma
control status, aeroallergen sensitization, presences of allergic
rhinitis or atopic dermatitis (Table 4).