Morphometric analysis of inflammation in bronchial biopsies following exposure to inhaled diesel exhaust and allergen challenge in atopic subjects

Table 1 Subject characteristics

Subject	Gender	Age (years)	Height (cm)	Weight (kg)	BMI	FEV₁ (% of pred)	Methacholine PC₂₀ (mg/mL)	Positive SPT
1	F	20	158	54.6	22	104	13.85	HDM
2	F	31	173	70	24	113	>16	HDM
3^a	M	32	161	68	26	123	30.74	Pacific Grasses
4	F	34	157	55	22	79	0.23	Pacific Grasses
5	M	27	178	70	22	105	>128	HDM
6	F	25	173	73	25	117	>128	HDM
7^a	M	27	186	85	25	107	87.64	Pacific Grasses
8	F	46	165	65	24	63	>128	HDM
9^a	F	31	146	50	23	103	0.26	Birch
10	M	28	176	90	29	100	19.12	Pacific Grasses
11^a	M	23	169	83	29	104	2.41	Pacific Grasses
12	F	23	172	96	32	101	54.32	HDM
Mean (SD)		29 (7)	168 (11)	72 (15)	25 (3)	102 (16)

M male, F female, BMI body mass index, FEV ₁ forced expiratory volume in one second, % of pred percentage of predicted, PC ₂₀ provocative concentration causing a 20 % fall in FEV₁, SPT skin prick test, HDM house dust mite allergen
^aPrevious smoker

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