Table 2 Increased Treg cell frequency is associated with ICS use and not asthma disease Severity
Patient Classification | n | % Treg cells/CD4+ cells (mean, adjusted) | effect* | 95%CI | p- value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Children not on ICS | 119 | 6.32 | -- | -- | 0.02 |
Children treated with ICS | 40 | 7.37 | 1.06 | (0.15, 1.96) | |
No asthma | 93 | 6.93 | -- | -- | 0.96 |
Intermittent | 31 | 6.77 | -0.17 | (-0.91, 0.57) | |
Mild persistent | 15 | 6.77 | -0.17 | (-1.15, 0.82) | |
Mod/Sev persistent | 20 | 6.91 | -0.02 | (-1.17, 1.12) | |
Interaction: P = 0.78 | |||||