Fig. 1
From: Exploring the types of airway inflammation in hospitalized children with asthma
Enrolment and exclusion of research individuals. This depicts the main workflow of the enrolment and exclusion of subjects. A total of 911 subjects had the diagnosis of asthma. Among them, 455 subjects met exclusion criteria, including 8 subjects who lacked demographic information; 66 subjects suffered from basic diseases; 188 subjects were hospitalized for ≤ 1 day; 193 subjects were hospitalized for non-exacerbations. A total of 456 children were admitted to the hospital due to asthma exacerbations. In 105 cases, the results of the sIgE and blood EOS counts before or after 3 days of admission could not be obtained. Finally, a total of 357 children could be classified as the known type of airway inflammation