Serum hydrogen sulphide levels in acute asthmatic children: a case control study

Egyptian Pediatric Association Gazette

Table 3 Correlation between serum H₂S and other variables in asthmatic children

		Serum H₂S	Age	Cough	RD	HR	RR	Eosinophilic %
RD	r- coefficient	0.132	0.047	0.362*
RD	p- value	0.418	0.771	0.022
HR	r-coefficient	0.093	-0.608*	-0.026	0.481**
HR	p- value	0.567	0	0.875	0.002
RR	r-coefficient	-0.325*	-0.312*	0.127	0.412**	0.419**
RR	p- value	0.041	0.05	0.434	0.008	0.007
Temp	r-coefficient	-0.115	-0.052	0.043	0.340*	0.302	0.058
Temp	p- value	0.481	0.749	0.79	0.032	0.058	0.722
Attack Severity	r-coefficient	-0.14	0.135	0.154	0.667**	0.29	0.152
Attack Severity	p- value	0.39	0.407	0.344	0	0.07	0.349
Hb %	r-coefficient	-0.239	0.092	-0.065	-0.042	-0.21	0.319*
Hb %	p- value	0.138	0.572	0.69	0.796	0.193	0.045
Absolute eosinophilic count	r-coefficient	-0.13	0.253	0.162	0.273	-0.031	0.077	0.889*
Absolute eosinophilic count	p- value	0.425	0.115	0.316	0.088	0.851	0.635	0