Is Health-Related Quality of Life Associated with Upper and Lower Airway Inflammation in Asthmatics?

Table 2

Inflammatory markers from upper and lower airways.

FENO, ppb	21±19
Alveolar NO, ppb	6.9±5.9
pH of EBC	6.81±0.1
ECP, ng/mL (nasal wash)	4.89±3.4
Eosinophils, % (nasal wash)	13.5±8.7
Neutrophils, % (nasal wash)	56±21.9
Macrophages, % (nasal wash)	19.2±19.2
Lymphocytes, % (nasal wash)	8.6±5.1

EBC: exhaled breath condensate; ECP: eosinophil cationic protein.