Inflammatory markers Controls (N=52) Patients without comorbidity (n=25) Patients with comorbidity (n=28) P value
Chitotriosidase (μmol/ml/h) 17.5 ± 10.4 20.1 ± 8.2 26.5 ± 13.1*¥ 0.003
WBC (x109cells/L) 7.6 ± 1.7 7.94 ± 1.89 7.49 ± 2.13 0.636
ESR (mm/h) 6 (5-13) 8 (3-17) 14 (6-19) * 0.032
CRP (mg/L) 1.0 (0.4-1.9) 1.6 (0.9-3.2) * 3.0 (0.9-6.9) * 0.018