Sputum cell counts for treatment and placebo groups, and difference between the groups at visit 2
| BDP | Controls | Mean difference between groups | 95% CI | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean (SE) absolute value | Mean difference from baseline | Mean (SE) absolute value | Mean difference from baseline | ||||||||
| Cells/ml (× 104) | 139 (63) | −101 | 204 (39) | 6 | −653-150 | −187 to −26 | |||||
| Neutrophils (%) | 52.0 (1.8) | −21.4 | 73.3 (2.2) | 1.9 | −21.33-150 | −27.2 to −15.4 | |||||
| Eosinophils (%) | 3.1 (0.8) | −0.4 | 2.4 (0.5) | 0.4 | 0.7 | −4.21 to 5.57 | |||||
| Lymphocytes (%) | 3.9 (0.7) | 0.1 | 2.2 (0.9) | 0.2 | 1.7 | −0.34 to 2.67 | |||||
| Macrophages (%) | 35.8 (2.1) | 16.2 | 19.3 (2.2) | −2.4 | 16.53-150 | 10.3 to 22.8 | |||||
| Epithelial cells (%) | 2.3 (0.3) | 1.2 | 2.0 (0.3) | 0.5 | 0.3 | −0.69 to 1.22 | |||||
| Viability (%) | 81 (8) | −3 | 86 (5) | 7 | −5 | −8.25 to 0.72 | |||||
| Squamous cells (%) | 8 (2) | 1 | 6 (3) | −3 | 2 | −0.47 to 4.47 | |||||
↵3-150 p < 0.05.