Table 6 Comparison of laboratory examinations between patients with and without recurrent wheezing episodes

 White blood cell

9.86 ± 3.78

11.38 ± 4.70

0.159

 Absolute lymphocyte count

6.05 ± 2.84

7.15 ± 2.95

0.155

 Absolute neutrophil count

2.87 (0.24–8.87)

3.04 (0.04–11.49)

0.720

 Eosinophil count

0.11 (0.00–0.61)

0.09 (0.00–0.59)

0.543

 Platelet count

441.41 ± 129.12

454.83 ± 109.95

0.690

 IgA

0.18 (0.01–1.03)

0.19 (0.03–0.47)

0.511

 IgG

4.64 (2.44–10.59)

4.88 (2.76–8.50)

0.394

 IgM

0.65 ± 0.33

0.67 ± 0.34

0.804

 CD3⁺

0.63 ± 0.10

0.63 ± 0.16

0.918

 CD4⁺

0.42 ± 0.10

0.43 ± 0.11

0.719

 CD8⁺

0.19 ± 0.06

0.18 ± 0.06

0.752

 CD4⁺/CD8⁺

2.52 ± 1.19

2.67 ± 1.26

0.643

 NK

0.13 (0.03–0.38)

0.12 (0.05–0.35)

0.436

 CD19⁺/CD23⁺

0.12 (0.02–0.31)

0.13 (0.05–0.23)

0.931

 Serum total Ig E (IU/mL)

17.13 (0.20–159.50)

38.71 (1.90–367.00)

0.345

 Milk protein

4 (6.3)

3 (16.7)

^△0.180

 Egg protein

2 (3.2)

1 (5.6)

^△0.535