Research Article
Anti-Inflammatory Effect of IL-37b in Children with Allergic Rhinitis
Table 1
Demographic characteristic of AR children and normal controls.
| | Groups | AR without asthma group | AR with asthma group | Control |
| | Number | 30 | 10 | 25 | | Sex (male : female) | 16 : 14 | 6 : 4 | 12 : 13 | | Age (months) | 71.2 ± 34.0 | 63.2 ± 23.0 | 72.0 ± 31.8 | | History of asthma, (%) | 0 | 100 | 0 | | Family history of atopy, (%) | 15 (50)* | 8 (80)# | 3 (12) | | Exposure to smoking, (%) | 18 (60)* | 7 (70)# | 1 (4) | | Eosinophila (count/mm3) | 145 (60–1350)* | 195 (60–1350)# | 73 (5–230) | | Neutrophila (count/mm3) | 8430 (2000–16300) | 12330 (9000–25700)# | 7400 (3200–12500) | | Basophila (count/mm3) | 50 (10–150)* | 160 (70–350)# | 8 (4–16) | | Monocytesa (count/mm3) | 238 (70–2740) | 268 (80–1960) | 256 (60–2530) | | Lymphocytea (count/mm3) | 7900 (3100–15400) | 7500 (4100–16600) | 8300 (2500–16300) | | ECPa (ng/mL) | 38.2 (4.0–131.0)* | 68.1 (35.0–188.0)# | 10.9 (3.6–109.0) | | IgEa (IU/mL) | 101.1 (2.5–1200.0)* | 198.2 (87.5–1600.0)# | 31.0 (5.3–89.0) |
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aData presented as median values (minimum–maximum).
*Compared with control group, .
#Compared with AR group, .
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