To account for the differences in MDM numbers per well, galectin-3 secretion was recalculated as the amount secreted per 105 cells and was still observed to be significantly lower in asthma (3.38 (1.74, 6.69) ng/mL/105 MDMs) compared with the healthy controls (11.06 (4.9, 14.06) ng/mL/105 MDMs; p = 0.031). This evidence concerns the gene LGALS3 and asthma.