Levels of IL-6, IL-8, total non-squamous cell count, neutrophil count, macrophage count, eosinophil count, and lymphocyte count in stable and exacerbation samples
| Stable levels (n = 44) | Exacerbation levels (n = 37) | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median | IQR | Median | IQR | ||||
| IL-6 (pg/ml) | 64.0 | 11.6–130.2 | 122.72-150 | 36.9–235.5 | |||
| IL-8 (ng/ml) | 3953 | 825–9087 | 4085 | 1549–11241 | |||
| Total cell count (×106cells/g) | 1.99 | 1.24–3.75 | 2.86 | 1.62–6.74 | |||
| Total neutrophils (×106cells/g) | 1.65 | 0.86–3.45 | 1.83 | 1.18–4.67 | |||
| % neutrophils | 81.0 | 71.5–89.9 | 84.0 | 74.3–89.5 | |||
| Total macrophages (×106cells/g) | 0.25 | 0.16–0.46 | 0.25 | 0.16–0.70 | |||
| % macrophages | 13.0 | 7.8–18.5 | 14.0 | 5.5–18.3 | |||
| Total eosinophils (×106cells/g) | 0.027 | 0.008–0.104 | 0.038 | 0.009–0.082 | |||
| % eosinophils | 1.0 | 0.5–2.8 | 1.0 | 0.3–2.8 | |||
| Total lymphocytes (×106cells/g) | 0.053 | 0.025–0.112 | 0.116 | 0.026–0.192 | |||
| % lymphocytes | 2.0 | 1.3–4.8 | 2.8 | 1.3–5.0 | |||
↵2-150 p<0.05.