Table 3 Expression of nasal epithelial cell genes in the studied groups
| Variables |
Control group (N = 30) |
Mild persistent (N = 34) | Moderate persistent (N = 26) |
Severe persistent (N = 10) | Kruskal–Wallis test (χ2) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean ± SE | Mean ± SE | Mean ± SE | Mean ± SE | |||
| TMEM178 | 6.251 ± 0.149 |
4.703 ± 0.12 (0.75 fold) |
3.521 ± 0.181 (0.56 fold) |
1.293 ± 0.295 (0.2 fold) | 77.59 |
p1 = 0.001* p2 = 0.001* p3 = 0.001* p4 = 0.001* p5 = 0.001* p6 = 0.001* |
| FKBP5 | 0.47 ± 0.049 |
0.496 ± 0.047 (1.055 fold) |
0.608 ± 0.059 (1.29 fold) |
0.64 ± 0.087 (1.36 fold) | 5.38 |
p1 = 0.747 p2 = 0.063 p3 = 0.104 p4 = 0.121 p5 = 0.17; p6 = 0.89 |
| CLCA1 | 0.026 ± 0.006 |
0.047 ± 0.005 (1.81 fold) |
0.049 ± 0.006 (1.88 fold) |
0.064 ± 0.014 (2.46 fold) | 13.58 |
p1 = 0.002* p2 = 0.003* p3 = 0.046* p4 = 0.77 p5 = 0.28; p6 = 0.34 |
| SERPINB2 | 0.067 ± 0.01 |
2.01 ± 0.13 (30 fold) |
2.33 ± 0.22 (34.78 fold) |
2.66 ± 0.28 (39.7 fold) | 63.86 |
p1 = 0.001* p2 = 0.001* p3 = 0.001* p4 = 0.45 p5 = 0.06; p6 = 0.42 |
| Periostin | 0.022 ± 0.005 |
0.061 ± 0.016 (2.77 fold) |
0.115 ± 0.039 (5.23 fold) |
0.097 ± 0.038 (4.41 fold) | 19.3 |
p1 = 0.001*; p2 = 0.001* p3 = 0.006*; p4 = 0.17 p5 = 34; p6 = 0.97 |