Characteristics of study subjects
| Subject no | Sex | Age (years) | FEV1 (% pred) | PC20(mg/ml) |
Sputum eosinophils (%) |
| 1 | M | 35 | 94 | 0.15 | 2.3 |
| 2 | F | 26 | 85.6 | 0.19 | 0.5 |
| 3 | F | 26 | 79 | 0.37 | 6.3 |
| 4 | F | 27 | 95 | 0.42 | 1.1 |
| 5 | F | 36 | 97 | 1.44 | 1.0 |
| 6 | F | 25 | 117 | 2.79 | 0.0 |
| 7 | M | 29 | 106 | 3.73 | 5.9 |
| 8 | M | 28 | 97 | 6.68 | 0.5 |
| 9 | M | 41 | 85 | 8.00 | 0.2 |
| 30.3 (5.6)1-150 | 95.1 (3.8)1-150 | 1.15 (2.21)1-151 | 1.00 (0–6.3)1-152 |