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Table 2 Description of the FeNO (ppb) according to the asthmatic status and exposure per cohort

From: Early life microbial exposure and fractional exhaled nitric oxide in school-age children: a prospective birth cohort study

 

LISA

PIAMA

INMA

 

n = 182

n = 244

n = 355

 

GM (Gsd)

GM (Gsd)

GM (Gsd)

Asthma

  

 No

13.7 (1.9)

10.4 (1.9)

11.3 (2.1)

 Yes

30.3 (2.3)

13.4 (2.0)

27.3 (3.0)

Endotoxin concentrations (EU/mg)

  

 Q1 (<3.54 EU/mg)

12.6 (1.4)

7.8 (1.5)

12.3 (2.4)

 Q2 (>3.54-12.4 EU/mg)

17.2 (1.9)

11.5 (2.2)

13.0 (2.2)

 Q3 (>12.4-30.6 EU/mg)

14.3 (2.0)

10.1 (1.9)

11.8 (2.1)

 Q4 (>30.6 EU/mg)

14.4 (2.0)

9.7 (1.8)

11.5 (2.2)

EPS concentrations (U/mg)

  

 <LOD

14.2 (2.3)

9.5 (2.0)

10.4 (1.8)

 T1 (<42 U/mg)

15.2 (2.0)

10.6 (2.0)

11.8 (2.3)

 T2 (>42-101 U/mg)

13.8 (1.9)

9.9 (1.9)

12.1 (2.1)

 T3 (>101 U/mg)

16.2 (2.2)

12.5 (1.8)

13.2 (2.4)

Glucan concentrations (ug/mg)

  

 <LOD

-

9.4 (2.1)

-

 T1 (<1.55 μg/mg)

15.8 (2.0)

10.9 (1.9)

-

 T2 (>1.55-2.35 μg/mg)

13.6 (1.9)

10.3 (1.9)

-

 T3 (>2.35 μg/mg)

15.4 (2.1)

10.7 (1.8)

-

Dampness at home

  

 Never

14.9 (2.0)

10.7 (1.9)

12.9 (2.3)

 Ever during the first 2 years of life

14.3 (2.1)

10.0 (2.0)

12.1 (2.3)

Cat ownership

  

 Never

15.5 (2.0)

10.6 (1.9)

12.7 (2.3)

 Ever during the first 2 years of life

16.1 (2.1)

9.7 (1.8)

10.8 (2.2)

 Ever after the first 2 years of life

11.4 (1.7)

9.9 (2.4)

15.1 (2.5)

Dog ownership

  

 Never

15.1 (2.0)

10.5 (2.0)

13.3 (2.4)

 Ever during the first 2 years of life

13.4 (1.6)

9.0 (1.8)

11.6 (2.3)

 Ever after the first 2 years of life

15.5 (1.6)

10.9 (2.1)

12.3 (2.1)

  1. GM: geometric mean; Gsd: geometric standard deviation; Q: quartile; T: tertile; EPS: extracellular polysaccharides; <LOD: below the limit of detection.