Table 1—

Intracase correlations of mast cell densities of biopsiesversus transverse sections

Biopsies	Count type	Transverse sections	Count type	r-values^#
WA_i	2D	WA_i	2D	-0.08 (-0.85–0.91)
WA_i	2D	WAt	2D	0.09 (-0.38–0.45)
100-μm deep	2D	WA_i	2D	-0.02 (-0.58–0.54)
100-μm deep	2D	WA_t	2D	0.07 (-0.42–0.92)
WA_i	3D	WA_i	3D	0.23 (-0.95–0.99)
WA_i	3D	WA_t	3D	-0.33 (-0.93–0.48)
100-μm deep	3D	WA_i	3D	0.32 (-0.39–0.99)
100-μm deep	3D	WA_t	3D	0.37 (-0.97–0.78)
WA_i	2D	WA_i	3D	0.15 (-0.54–0.65)
WA_i	2D	WA_t	3D	-0.03 (-0.79–0.62)
100-μm deep	2D	WA_i	3D	-0.03 (-0.79–0.89)
100-μm deep	2D	WA_t	3D	-0.06 (-0.85–0.93)
WA_i	3D	WA_i	2D	0.22 (-0.72–0.92)
WA_i	3D	WA_t	2D	-0.25 (-0.90–0.98)
100-μm deep	3D	WA_i	2D	0.18 (-0.47–0.70)
100-μm deep	3D	WA_t	2D	0.14 (-0.42–0.99)

Data are presented as mean (range). r: Pearson’s correlation coefficient; WA_i: inner airway wall; 100-μm deep: to a depth of 100 μm below basement membrane; 2D: two dimensional (cells·mm^-2); WA_t: total airway wall; 3D: three dimensional (cells·mm^-3). ^#: Fisher Z weighted mean.