Induced sputum cellularity results, spirometric data, and blood gas analysis in the BDP treated patients and controls
| BDP | Controls | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Before | After | Before | After | ||
| Cells/ml (× 104) | 240 (46) | 139 (63) | 198 (31) | 204 (39) | |
| Neutrophils (%) | 73.4 (2.6) | 52.0 (1.8) | 71.4 (3.7) | 73.3 (2.2) | |
| Eosinophils (%) | 3.5 (1.0) | 3.1 (0.8) | 2.0 (0.4) | 2.4 (0.5) | |
| Lymphocytes (%) | 3.8 (0.8) | 3.9 (0.7) | 2.0 (0.2) | 2.2 (0.9) | |
| Macrophages (%) | 19.6 (1.9) | 35.8 (2.1) | 21.7 (3.6) | 19.3 (2.2) | |
| Epithelial cells (%) | 1.1 (0.1) | 2.3 (0.3) | 1.5 (0.2) | 2.0 (0.3) | |
| Viability (%) | 84 (5) | 81 (8) | 79 (8) | 86 (5) | |
| Squamous cells (%) | 7 (1) | 8 (2) | 9 (2) | 6 (3) | |
| FEV1 (% predicted) | 60.2 (9) | 58.2 (10) | 59.1 (9) | 54.4 (8) | |
| FVC (% predicted) | 76 (12) | 74 (14) | 83 (7) | 76 (9) | |
| Pao2 (mm Hg) | 71.9 (5.8) | 75.0 (6.2) | 69.7 (3.8) | 70.3 (4.3) | |
| Paco 2(mm Hg) | 39.2 (3.5) | 36.8 (3.9) | 38.6 (5.2) | 37.3 (3.2) | |
Values are mean (SE).