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Table 1 Characteristics of subjects

From: STAT6 expression in T cells, alveolar macrophages and bronchial biopsies of normal and asthmatic subjects

Normals

AGE

SEX

SKIN-TEST

FEV1 (% pred)

FVC (%pred)

PC20 (mg/ml)

1

38

M

negative

110

105

> 32

2

32

M

negative

102

108

> 32

3

20

M

negative

98

102

> 32

4

23

M

positive

87

91

> 32

5

20

M

negative

83

85

> 32

6

22

F

negative

112

108

> 32

7

20

M

negative

89

110

> 32

8

33

F

positive

92

97

> 32

9

24

M

negative

98

106

> 32

10

38

M

negative

93

97

> 32

11

22

F

negative

85

92

> 32

12

33

M

negative

106

104

> 32

13

40

M

negative

96

95

N/A

14

36

M

negative

105

101

N/A

15

24

F

negative

98

100

N/A

16

39

F

negative

102

103

N/A

17

23

M

negative

106

107

N/A

Asthmatics

AGE

SEX

SKIN-TEST

FEV1 (% pred)

FVC (%pred)

PC20 (mg/ml)

1

26

F

positive

82

100

N/A

2

24

M

positive

80

84

N/A

3

40

M

positive

82

96

1.2

4

27

F

positive

108

101

4.25

5

33

M

positive

78

97

0.78

6

32

M

positive

88

95

N/A

7

23

F

positive

70

83

0.11

8

37

M

positive

106

100

N/A

9

33

M

positive

96

102

1.14

10

29

M

positive

96

105

N/A

11

28

M

positive

85

98

0.46

12

27

F

positive

77

96

0.36

13

25

F

positive

84

100

2.5

14

30

M

positive

81

90

N/A

15

31

M

positive

82

92

0.25

16

22

M

N/A

95

97

2.32

17

47

M

N/A

100

102

3.48

18

23

M

N/A

95

99

0.54

  1. FEV1, forced expiratory volume in one second; FVC, forced vital capacity. PC20, provocative concentration of methacholine causing a 20% fall in FEV1. N/A = not available