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.