Methacholine Δlog2 PC20 | p-value | |
Current smoker | -0.66 (-1.83–0.52) | 0.268 |
Age yrs | -0.30 (-1.04–0.04) | 0.423 |
Female sex | 0.26 (-1.67–1.72) | 0.976 |
Treatment group | ||
Fluticasone/salmeterol | 0.07 (-1.70–1.85) | 0.936 |
Fluticasone | 0.36 (-1.09–1.81) | 0.622 |
ΔRV/TLC % pred | -0.03 (-0.06–0.00) | 0.050 |
Δ blood monocytes % | 0.35 (0.10–0.59) | 0.006 |
Δ sputum neutrophils ×104 cells·mL−1# | -0.98 (-2.06–0.11) | 0.076 |
Δ bronchial CD4+ cells per 0.1 mm2# | -0.93 (-2.14–0.27) | 0.128 |
Data are presented as β (95% CI), unless otherwise stated. Bold indicates statistically significant values. RV: residual volume; TLC: total lung capacity; % pred: % predicted. #: log transformed.