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ArticleCureus2023

The Correlation Between Fractional Exhaled Nitric Oxide (FeNO), Blood Eosinophil Count, Immunoglobulin E Levels, and Spirometric Values in Patients With Asthma.

Mohammed O Al Ghobain, Abdullah S Alsubaie, Walaa A Aljumah, Fahad M Alrumayh, Khalid F Aldawsari, Asma M Alqahtani, Sultan N Alotaibi

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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7 authors.

Mohammed O Al GhobainMedicine, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, SAU.
Abdullah S AlsubaieMedicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz for Health Sciences, Riyadh, SAU.
Walaa A AljumahMedicine, University of Jeddah, Jeddah, SAU.
Fahad M AlrumayhMedicine, Qassim University, Qassim, SAU.
Khalid F AldawsariMedicine, Prince Sattam Bin Abdulaziz University, Kharj, SAU.
Asma M AlqahtaniMedicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz for Health Sciences, Riyadh, SAU.
Sultan N AlotaibiMedicine, King Saud bin Abdulaziz for Health Sciences, Riyadh, SAU.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND

objectiveIn patients with asthma, fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) is a biomarker for eosinophilic airway inflammation. However, the correlation with the blood eosinophil count, immunoglobulin E (IgE), and spirometric values is not well established. We aimed to investigate the correlation between FeNO, blood eosinophils, IgE, and spirometric values in asthmatic patients.

methodsData were extracted from the electronic medical records of adult asthmatic patients, and included the FeNO, blood eosinophil count, IgE, and spirometric values. The correlation between the markers was investigated using receiver operating characteristics (ROC) and the area under the curve (AUC).

resultsA total of 135 adult patients (30% male) were analyzed. The mean FeNO was 36 ppb and almost half (48%) had a FeNO > 25 ppb. The mean blood eosinophil count was 377 cells/mm

conclusionThe blood eosinophil count, IgE, and spirometric values were correlated with the severity of the eosinophilic airway inflammation (high FeNO). Asthmatic patients with a higher FeNO level had a higher eosinophil count, higher IgE levels, and lower FEV1 values.

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asthmablood eosinophil countfractional exhaled nitric oxide (feno)immunoglobulin e levelsspirometric values

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PMID36968856
PMCPMC10037222

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