Figure 1.
Figure 2.
Frequency distribution of patients according to age and gender
| Characteristic | Category | N(%) |
|---|---|---|
| Gender | Male | 57 (57.0) |
| Female | 43 (43.0) | |
| Age (years) | Mean ± SD | 43.8 ± 14.65 |
| 18–30 | 19 (19.0) | |
| 31–40 | 23 (23.0) | |
| 41–50 | 25 (25.0) | |
| 51–60 | 19 (19.0) | |
| 61–70 | 14 (14.0) |
Correlation between AEC and sputum eosinophils
| AEC | Sputum eosinophilia | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spearman’s rho AEC | AEC | Correlation coefficient | 1 | 0.270 |
| Sig. (two-tailed) | . | 0.007** | ||
| N | 100 | 100 | ||
| Sputum eosinophilia | Correlation coefficient | 0.270 | 1 | |
| Sig. (two-tailed) | 0.007** | . | ||
| N | 100 | 100 |
Association of symptoms with AEC and sputum eosinophils
| Parameters | Chi-squared | df | P-value | Significance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AEC versus symptoms | 59.416 | 6 | 0.001 | P < 0.01 (highly significant) |
| Sputum versus symptoms | 23.07 | 6 | 0.001 | P < 0.01 (highly significant) |