Table 4 Correlation among the measured parameters in the total group and the elderly adult group of asthmatic subjects
Total group | pb | Hct | ESR | FEV1/ FVC | Serum IL-6 | Serum TARC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Total IgE | R = 0.282 p = 0.004** | R = 0.294 p = 0.004** | R = − 0.232 p = 0.050* | R = 0.049 p = 0.653 | R = − 0.297 p = 0.111 | R = 0.417 p = 0.022* |
Der p1-specific gE | R = − 0.082 p = 0.388 | R = − 0.099 p = 0.298 | R = 0.047 p = 0.667 | R = − 0.036 p = 0.713 | R = − 0.223 p = 0.173 | R = − 0.098 p = 0.553 |
Der p1-specific IgE(class) | R = − 0.032 p = 0.734 | R = − 0.049 p = 0.611 | R = − 0.009 p = 0.932 | R = 0.014 p = 0.884 | R = − 0.344 p = 0.032* | R = − 0.106 p = 0.519 |
Der f1-specific IgE | R = − 0.041 p = 0.670 | R = − 0.058 p = 0.546 | R = 0.013 p = 0.905 | R = − 0.048 p = 0.631 | R = − 0.218 p = 0.182 | R = − 0.099 p = 0.550 |
Der f1-specific IgE(class) | R = 0.033 p = 0.733 | R = 0.030 p = 0.755 | R = − 0.114 p = 0.295 | R = − 0.015 p = 0.876 | R = − 0.160 p = 0.332 | R = − 0.042 p = 0.799 |
Elderly adult group | Hb | Hct | ESR | FEV1/ FVC | S-IL-6 | S-TARC |
Total IgE | R = 0.219 p = 0.229 | R = 0.176 p = 0.336 | R = − 0.370 p = 0.069 | R = 0.223 p = 0.246 | R = − 0.442 p = 0.173 | R = 0.630 p = 0.038* |
Der p1-specific IgE | R = − 0.090 p = 0.612 | R = − 0.119 p = 0.501 | R = 0.066 p = 0.743 | R = 0.143 p = 0.443 | R = − 0.073 p = 0.797 | R = − 0.006 p = 0.982 |
Der p1-specific IgE(class) | R = 0.128 p = 0.472 | R = 0.094 p = 0.597 | R = 0.049 p = 0.808 | R = 0.185 p = 0.318 | R = − 0.304 p = 0.271 | R = 0.186 p = 0.507 |
Der f1-specific IgE | R = 0.050 p = 0.780 | R = 0.034 p = 0.849 | R = 0.021 p = 0.917 | R = 0.272 p = 0.139 | R = 0.034 p = 0.906 | R = − 0.052 p = 0.853 |
Der f1-specific IgE(class) | R = 0.083 p = 0.643 | R = 0.076 p = 0.668 | R = − 0.280 p = 0.157 | R = 0.377 p = 0.037* | R = − 0.287 p = 0.300 | R = 0.086 p = 0.760 |