Lung inflammatory cell profile in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid
| Former smokers | Current smokers | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emphysema (−) | Emphysema (+) | Emphysema (−) | Emphysema (+) | |
| Values are mean (SE). | ||||
| *p<0.05 v former smokers without emphysema; †p<0.05 v former smokers with emphysema; ‡p<0.05 v current smokers without emphysema. | ||||
| Recovery (%) | 56.0 (5.0) | 37.6 (5.6)*‡ | 50.5 (3.1) | 41.7 (3.4)* |
| Albumin (mg/l) | 54.5 (12.3) | 53.3 (11.9) | 34.9 (4.4) | 54.7 (9.8) |
| Total cells (×104/ml BAL fluid) | 8.5 (1.7) | 12.2 (2.3) | 35.4 (6.8) | 32.1 (6.7) |
| Viability (%) | 87.1 (1.3) | 85.8 (3.2) | 92.5 (1.9) | 87.1 (2.2) |
| Macrophages (×104/ml BAL fluid) | 7.3 (1.4) | 9.2 (1.5) | 34.5 (6.8)*† | 31.3 (6.7)*† |
| Neutrophils (×104/ml BAL fluid) | 0.03 (0.01) | 0.20 (0.09) | 0.31 (0.10) | 0.36 (0.16) |