Nasal Cytology as a Marker of Atopy in Children

Table 1

The results of the comparative analysis in the occurrence of individual cells between the group of children with atopic disease (1) and the control group (2).

	t-tests
	Average group 1	Average group 2	value	N group 1	N group 2	Standard deviation group 1	Standard deviation group 2
Eosinophils	6,30	0,41	0,002	106	34	10,89	1,23
Neutrophils	27,32	35,47	0,16	106	34	27,08	35,06
Ciliated/striate cells	49,32	50,41	0,84	106	34	26,42	29,71
Basal/squamous cells	9,48	6,97	0,36	106	34	14,42	12,57
Goblet cells	8,31	6,73	0,43	106	34	10,91	6,48

values: significance of differences between subgroups of patients. N: number of patients investigated.