Table 2 Characteristics of the study subjects in the replication cohort
From: Investigation of circulating lncRNAs as potential biomarkers in chronic respiratory diseases
Childhood control | Childhood asthma | Adult control | Adult asthma | COPD | Allergic rhinitis | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n (number of samples) | 16 | 11 | 7 | 95 | 9 | 25 |
Age (Mean ± SD) | 9.6 ± 2 | 13.5 ± 4 | 36.4 ± 11 | 48.3 ± 13 | 61.6 ± 12 | 43.5 ± 11 |
Gender (Male/Female) | 8/8 | 9/2 | 3/4 | 39/56 | 4/5 | 10/15 |
Mild or moderate/Severe asthma | – | 11/0 | – | 64/31 | – | – |
Eosinophil cell count [%] (Mean ± SD) | – | 3.7 ± 3 | – | 5.2 ± 4 | 3.8 ± 5 | – |
Neutrophil cell count [%] (Mean ± SD) | – | 50.4 ± 25 | – | 60.7 ± 31 | 67.2 ± 33 | – |
FEV1 [%] (Mean ± SD) | – | 110.4 ± 16 | – | 85.8 ± 21 | 64.3 ± 3 | 106.4 ± 13 |
Allergic rhinitis (yes/no) | 0/16 | 10/1 | 0/7 | 74/21 | 3/6 | 25/0 |