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The impact of sex and of androgens on asthma outcomes was also evaluated in the SARP with validation studies in the Cleveland Clinic Health System and the NHANES (U.S. National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey).<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Measurements and Main Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>In SARP (n\u2009=\u2009128), AR gene expression from bronchoscopic epithelial brushings was positively associated with both FEV1\/FVC ratio (R \u00a02\u2009=\u20090.135, P\u2009=\u20090.0002) and the total Asthma Quality of Life Questionnaire score (R \u00a02\u2009=\u20090.056, P\u2009=\u20090.016) and was negatively associated with Fe \u00a0NO (R \u00a02\u2009=\u20090.178, P\u2009=\u20099.8\u2009\u00d7\u200910\u22126) and NOS2 (nitric oxide synthase gene) expression (R \u00a02\u2009=\u20090.281, P\u2009=\u20091.2\u2009\u00d7\u200910\u221210). In SARP (n\u2009=\u20091,659), the Cleveland Clinic Health System (n\u2009=\u200932,527), and the NHANES (n\u2009=\u20092,629), women had more asthma exacerbations and emergency department visits than men. The levels of the AR ligand precursor dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate correlated positively with the FEV1 in both women and men.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusions<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Higher bronchial AR expression and higher androgen levels are associated with better lung function, fewer symptoms, and a lower Fe \u00a0NO in human asthma. 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