| Asthmatics | Controls |
Subjects n | 22 | 6 |
Female/male | 15/7 | 3/3 |
Age yrs | 46.73±15 | 36.33±4.76 |
IgE IU·mL−1 | 207.84±218.21 | 38±25.09* |
Blood eosinophil cells·µL−1 | 332.6±280.68 | 37.33±34.89* |
FEV1 L | 2.01±0.89 | 5.33±1.59 |
FVC L | 3.1±1.16 | 5.86±1.73 |
FEV1 % pred | 75±26.5 | 141.5±20.53* |
FVC % pred | 88±23.67 | 132.33±17.09* |
FEV1/FVC | 69.66±12.5 | 90.8±1.57* |