Table 3

Correlations between cells and cytokines at exacerbations (n = 31)

		Interleukin-6				Interleukin-8
		rho	p value			rho	p value
Total cell count	0.350	0.034^3-150		0.508	0.001^3-151
Neutrophil count	0.254	0.169		0.511	0.003^3-151
Eosinophil count	0.381	0.035^3-150		0.528	0.002^3-151
Lymphocyte count	0.412	0.021^3-150		0.471	0.007^3-151

↵3-150 Significant at the 5% level;
↵3-151 significant at the 1% level.