Intercase correlations of mean mast cell densities using all biopsiesversus all transverse sections per case
| Biopsies | Transverse sections | r | pr | ICC | pICC | ||
| Count area | Count type | Count area | Count type | ||||
| WAi | 2D | WAi | 2D | 0.73 | <0.05 | 0.75 | <0.005 |
| WAi | 2D | WAi | 3D | 0.70 | <0.05 | ||
| WAi | 3D | WAi | 2D | 0.83 | <0.005 | ||
| WAi | 3D | WAi | 3D | 0.72 | <0.05 | 0.68 | <0.01 |
| WAi | 2D | WAt | 2D | 0.43 | ns | ||
| WAi | 2D | WAt | 3D | 0.61 | ns | ||
| WAi | 3D | WAt | 2D | 0.65 | <0.05 | ||
| WAi | 3D | WAt | 3D | 0.60 | ns | ||
| 100-μm deep | 2D | WAi | 2D | 0.74 | <0.05 | ||
| 100-μm deep | 2D | WAi | 3D | 0.31 | ns | ||
| 100-μm deep | 3D | WAi | 2D | 0.63 | ns | ||
| 100-μm deep | 3D | WAi | 3D | 0.49 | ns | ||
| 100-μm deep | 2D | WAt | 2D | 0.48 | ns | ||
| 100-μm deep | 2D | WAt | 3D | 0.37 | ns | ||
| 100-μm deep | 3D | WAt | 2D | 0.23 | ns | ||
| 100-μm deep | 3D | WAt | 3D | 0.17 | ns | ||
r: Pearson correlation coefficient; pr: probability of Pearson r; ICC: intraclass correlation coefficient; pICC: probability of intraclass correlation coefficient; WAi: inner airway wall; 100-μm deep: to a depth of 100 μm below basement membrane; 2D: two dimensional (cells·mm-2); 3D: three dimensional (cells·mm-3); WAt: total airway wall; ns: nonsignificant.