Author:
Wen Jun,Wang Changfen,Giri Mohan,Guo Shuliang
Abstract
BackgroundTo date, many researches have investigated the correlation of folate and asthma occurrence. Nevertheless, few studies have discussed whether folate status is correlated with dis-ease severity, control or progression of asthma. So, we explored the correlation of serum folate and blood eosinophil counts in asthmatic adults to gain the role of folate in the control, progression, and treatment of asthma.MethodsData were obtained from the 2011–2018 NHANES, in which serum folate, blood eosinophils, and other covariates were measured among 2332 asthmatic adults. The regression model, XGBoost algorithm model, and generalized linear model were used to explore the potential correlation. Moreover, we conducted stratified analyses to determine certain populations.ResultsAmong three models, the multivariate regression analysis demonstrated serum folate levels were negatively correlated with blood eosinophil counts among asthmatic adults with statistical significance. And we observed that blood eosinophil counts decreased by 0.20 (-0.34, -0.06)/uL for each additional unit of serum folate (nmol/L) after adjusting for confounders. Moreover, we used the XGBoost Algorithm model to identify the relative significance of chosen variables correlated with blood eosinophil counts and observed the linear relationship between serum folate levels and blood eosinophil counts by constructing the generalized linear model.ConclusionsOur study indicated that serum folate levels were inversely associated with blood eosinophil counts in asthmatic adult populations of America, which indicated serum folate might be correlated with the immune status of asthmatic adults in some way. We suggested that serum folate might affect the control, development, and treatment of asthma. Finally, we hope more people will recognize the role of folate in asthma.
Subject
Immunology,Immunology and Allergy
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