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Table 3 Different expression of the measured parameters among the asthmatic age groups

From: Thymus and activation-regulated chemokine (TARC)/CCL17 and IgE are associated with elderly asthmatics

 

Young adult group

(N = 33,Ave 29.4 ± 6.7)

Middle-aged adult group (N = 49,Ave 50.1 ± 5.5)

Elderly adult group

(N = 39,Ave 69.8 ± 5.9).

P value

(Tukey HSD)

Hb

13.9 ± 2.0$$

13.6 ± 1.3

12.8 ± 1.3$$

0.007

Hct

41.2 ± 5.7$

40.1 ± 3.9

38.1 ± 4.0$

0.012

ESR

17.8 ± 17.3$

23.2 ± 24.3

34.7 ± 28.3$

0.036

Der p1-specific IgE(class)

1.12 ± 1.4*$

0.4 ± 1.1*

0.43 ± 1.1$

0.042, 0.050

FVC

3.6 ± 1.0**$$

2.9 ± 0.7**

2.4 ± 0.7$$

$0.000, *0.001

FEV1

3.0 ± 0.7**$$

2.1 ± 0.6**##

1.5 ± 0.5$$##

$0.000, *0.000, #0.001

FEV1/FVC

80.0 ± 9.6$$

73.2 ± 13.1##

63.6 ± 14.8$$##

$0.000, #0.004

Serum TARC

0.0 ± 0.0

0.0 ± 0.0#

12.9 ± 23.9#

#0.045

  1. Data are expressed as the means ± SD
  2. *p < 0.05 and **p < 0.01 indicate between the young adult group and middle-aged group
  3. #p < 0.05 and ##p < 0.01 indicate between the middle aged group and elderly group
  4. $p < 0.05 and $$p < 0.01 indicate between the young adult group and elderly group
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Immunity & Ageing

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