Differential cell counts in induced sputum
| Theophylline | Fluticasone propionate | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before | After | Before | After | |
| Values are median (interquartile range) ×106/ml. | ||||
| †p<0.01 v pretreatment values. | ||||
| Total cells | 2.53 (1.79–3.26) | 1.63 (1.01–2.24)† | 2.53 (1.86–3.19) | 1.65 (0.70–2.60) |
| Neutrophils | 1.89 (1.35–2.42) | 1.15 (0.80–1.49)† | 1.87 (1.33–2.42) | 1.16 (0.46–1.87) |
| (%) | 74.7 | 70.6 | 73.9 | 70.3 |
| Macrophages | 0.46 (0.18–0.74) | 0.42 (0.10–0.74) | 0.48 (0.24–0.72) | 0.42 (0.08–0.76) |
| (%) | 18.2 | 25.8 | 19.0 | 25.5 |
| Eosinophils | 0.06 (0.03–0.07) | 0.03 (0.01–0.04)† | 0.05 (0.04–0.07) | 0.02 (0.01–0.04)† |
| (%) | 2.4 | 1.8 | 2.0 | 1.2 |