Research Article
Downregulation of miR-3934 in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells of Asthmatic Patients and Its Potential Diagnostic Value
Table 1
Clinical characteristics of the asthma patients and controls.
| | Asthma patients () | Controls () | value |
| | Gender— (%) (male/female) | 49 (61.25%)/31 (38.75%) | 45 (56.25%)/35 (43.75%) | 0.5206 | | Age—median (IQR) | 32 (20,48) | 35 (23-49) | 0.4126 | | Smoking history— (%) (yes/no) | 44 (55%)/36 (45%) | 40 (50%)/40 (50%) | 0.5266 | | Allergy history— (%) (yes/no) | 9 (18%)/71 (82%) | 0 (0%)/80 (100%) | 0.3766 | | WBC—median (IQR) (normal range ) | 6.6 (3.9-8.2) | 7.3 (4.6-9.5) | 0.5546 | | Eosinophil—median (IQR) (normal range ) | 0.85 (0.23-1.56) | 0.37 (0.12-0.46) | <0.05 |
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Note: WBC: white blood cell.
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