High Mobility Group Protein Bl (HMGB1) in Asthma: Comparison of Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and Healthy Controls

Table 2 HMGB1 levels in plasma and induced sputum of healthy subjects, noneosinophilic asthma patients and eosinophilic asthma patients.

Group	n	Plasma (ng/mL)	Induced sputum (ng/mL)
Control	34	3.71 (0.45–7.35)	0.41 (0–6.95)
Noneosinophilic asthma	20	6.30 (1.96–21.36)^a	4.57 (1.05–14.68)^b
Eosinophilic asthma	41	4.73 (1.18–15.74)^a	3.80 (1.02–16.39)^b
P		0.002	<0.001

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