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Section Type: RESULTS

Text: Fluticasone treatment resulted in a greater reduction in sputum eosinophils (geometric mean (SD) 11. 9 (2. 3) % to 1. 7 (5. 1) %) than montelukast (10. 7 (2. 3) % to 6. 9 (3. 8) % ; p = 0. 04) or placebo (15. 4 (2. 4) % to 7. 8 (4. 2) % ; p = 0. 002), and improvement in FEV (1) (mean (SD) 2. 6 (0. 9) l to 3. 0 (0. 9) l) than montelukast (2. 8 (0. 7) l to 2. 8 (0. 9) l ; p = 0. 02) or placebo (2. 4 (0. 8) l to 2. 4 (0. 9) l ; p = 0. 01).