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Thorax 54:911-916 doi:10.1136/thx.54.10.911
  • Original article

Increased levels of interleukin-16 in the airways of tobacco smokers: relationship with peripheral blood T lymphocytes

Table 1

Clinical characteristics of eight never smokers and 34 tobacco smokers

Smoking status CB Pack years Cigs/day Age Sex BAL fluid IL-16 (pg/ml)
42 M 509
42 M 778
57 M 1258
60 F 964
64 F 772
46 M 1094
36 M 753
60 F 588
Mean (SD) 51 (11) 5M/3F 840  (250)
+ 57 30 58 M 1668
+ 15 10 45 F 1351
+ 45 30 45 M 342
+ 19.5 15 40 F 1485
+ 37 20 51 M 2323
+ 35 20 48 F 2975
+ 18 15 37 F 1314
+ 18 15 42 F 1148
+ 27 20 44 F 862
+ 38 20 52 M 519
+ 21.5 17 40 F 2200
+ 31.5 25 41 F 1223
+ 34 20 48 M 5066
+ 17 10 51 F 675
+ 34 20 48 M 807
+ 15 15 35 F 994
+ 21 15 39 M 2834
+ 29.5 15 56 F 269
+ + 35 20 62 F 807
+ + 24.5 15 49 F 5008
+ + 39 20 63 F 3056
+ + 15.5 10 53 F 3927
+ + 30 20 44 F 1961
+ + 21 15 51 F 1591
+ + 36 20 51 M 834
+ + 21 20 58 F 1631
+ + 28.5 15 57 M 639
+ + 22.5 15 56 F 435
+ + 26 20 38 F 783
+ + 39 20 53 F 2098
+ + 32 20 49 M 266
+ + 25 20 44 F 197
+ + 30 30 55 F 1546
+ + 44 20 55 M 3425
Mean (SD) 29 (10) 19 (5) 49 (7) 11M/23F 1655 (1285)
  • CB = chronic bronchitis; BAL = bronchoalveolar lavage; pack years = cigarettes smoked per day × years of smoking/20.

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