| UIP(n = 16) | fNSIP(n = 10) | cNSIP/OP(n = 6) | aBFL(n = 11) | Control(n = 7) | p Value (UIP vs fNSIP) | p Value (UIP vs cNSIP/OP) | p Value (fNSIP vs cNSIP/OP) | |
| Recovered volume (ml) | 86.0 (24.1) | 89.6 (12.0) | 93.0 (13.0) | 89.6 (19.8) | 107.4 (10.6) | 0.989 | 0.943 | 0.997 |
| Total cell counts (×106) | 36.6 (17.0) | 26.9 (12.0) | 69.5 (41.4) | 68.6 (37.1) | 54.1 (32.2) | 0.891 | 0.131 | 0.042 |
| Macrophages (%) | 72.4 (18.0) | 51.2 (18.9) | 29.9 (28.1) | 14.5 (9.7) | 90.1 (5.2) | 0.027 | <0.001 | 0.124 |
| Lymphocytes (%) | 21.7 (16.4) | 40.8 (20.8) | 67.2 (30.5) | 81.9 (9.9) | 8.8 (4.8) | 0.063 | <0.001 | 0.039 |
| Neutrophils (%) | 4.5 (6.8) | 5.3 (7.1) | 1.5 (2.0) | 1.5 (2.6) | 1.4 (1.7) | 0.999 | 0.831 | 0.921 |
| Eosinophils (%) | 1.5 (3.3) | 2.1 (3.0) | 1.0 (2.0) | 2.1 (3.3) | 0.0 (0.0) | 0.999 | 0.799 | 0.825 |
| CD4/CD8 ratio | 5.86 (5.9) | 2.74 (3.1) | 2.77 (4.6) | 2.41 (2.7) | Not done | 0.434 | 0.409 | 0.999 |
aBFL, acute bird fancier’s lung; cNSIP, cellular NSIP; fNSIP, fibrotic NSIP; NSIP, non-specific interstitial pneumonia; OP, organising pneumonia; UIP, usual interstitial pneumonia.
Data are shown as mean (SD).