Clinical Differences between Early- and Late-Onset Asthma: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Study
Table 2
Blood cells count data of participants.
Characteristic
EOA
LOA
COPD
LOA-controls
EOA-controls
n = 90
n = 111
n = 106
n = 30
n = 30
White cell counts (×109/L)
7.11 ± 1.84
6.97 ± 1.99
6.58 ± 1.77
6.34 ± 1.11
6.68 ± 0.9
Blood eosinophils (%)
4.54 ± 2.80∗
4.63 ± 4.39∗
1.64 ± 1.09
2.2 ± 1.7
1.88 ± 1.03
Blood eosinophils (×109/L)
0.33 ± 0.24∗
0.33 ± 0.34∗
0.10 ± 0.07
0.14 ± 0.11
0.12 ± 0.06
Blood basophils (%)
0.86 ± 0.44†
0.65 ± 0.4#
0.5 ± 0.24
0.47 ± 0.23
0.48 ± 0.19
Blood basophils (×109/L)
0.07 ± 0.04†
0.05 ± 0.04#
0.04 ± 0.02
0.04 ± 0.02
0.04 ± 0.02
Blood neutrophils (%)
54.51 ± 9.04
55.01 ± 16.55
59.73 ± 17.18
56.17 ± 7.28
56.38 ± 6.39
Blood neutrophils (×109/L)
4.83 ± 3.94
6.13 ± 10.09
6.44 ± 11.99
3.54 ± 0.91
3.87 ± 0.88
Data are shown as mean ± SD. COPD, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; EOA, early-onset asthma; LOA, late-onset asthma. ∗ EOA and LOA vs. COPD and LOA-controls and EOA-controls; # LOA vs. EOA and COPD and LOA-controls and EOA-controls; † EOA vs. COPD and LOA-controls and EOA-controls.
