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Based upon the presence of current wheeze (WHE) and BHR, we defined three case groups (WHE+BHR+, WHE\u2212BHR+, WHE+BHR\u2212) and the reference group (WHE\u2212BHR\u2212). By regression analyses, each case group was compared with the reference group for differences in atopic sensitization, blood eosinophil counts and serum ECP.<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Results\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/jats:bold> Complete data were obtained for 470 children. BHR was present in 103 children (22%), 66 being asymptomatic and 37 symptomatic. Children of all three case groups were more often atopic. Sensitization to indoor allergens particularly occurred in children with BHR, irrespective of symptoms (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>&lt;0.05).<\/jats:p><jats:p>Children with WHE+BHR+ had highest values for blood eosinophils and serum ECP (<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>&lt;0.05). Children with WHE\u2212BHR+ had less severe responsiveness. In atopic children with WHE\u2212BHR+, serum ECP was higher than in children with WHE\u2010BHR\u2010(<jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>&lt;0.05).<\/jats:p><jats:p><jats:bold>Conclusions\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/jats:bold> BHR to HS is associated with blood markers of eosinophilic activation, particularly in atopic children.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.1111\/j.1365-2222.2004.02017.x","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2004,8,4]],"date-time":"2004-08-04T14:31:29Z","timestamp":1091629889000},"page":"1226-1231","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":8,"title":["Bronchial hyper\u2010responsiveness to hypertonic saline and blood eosinophilic markers in 8\u201313\u2010year\u2010old schoolchildren"],"prefix":"10.1111","volume":"34","author":[{"given":"G.","family":"De Meer","sequence":"first","affiliation":[],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"D. 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