| BWT-/BE-(n = 47) group A | BWT-/BE+(n = 24) group B | BWT+/BE+(n = 50) group C | BWT+/BE-(N = 64) group D | |
| Sex (M/F) | 16/31 | 9/15 | 25/25 | 23/41 |
| Age (years)## | 48.62 (1.8) | 61.08 (2.8) ‸‸ | 48.72 (1.9)*** | 47.13 (1.7) ‸‸‸ |
| Disease duration* | 21.23 (2.5) | 31.75 (4.7)* | 30.02 (2.7)* | 24.25 (2.0) |
| Smoking (py) | 5.8 (2.0) | 6.47 (1.8) | 10.12 (2.3) | 5.13 (1.4) |
| FEV1/FVC | 75.37 (2.1) | 62.96 (3.5) ‸ | 66.38 (2.4)** | 70.63 (1.4) |
| FEV1% predicted | 76.44 (3.7) | 69.17 (7.5) | 67.29 (3.3) | 74.47 (3.4) |
| BDR | 7.14 (1.7) | 13.11 (4.4) | 8.24 (1.9) | 8.19 (1.6) |
| BDP equivalent | 2119 (140.8) | 1867 (206.9) | 2846 (871.3) | 2163 (161.5) |
| Sputum Eos%# | 1.76 (0.97–3.21) | 1.40 (0.66–3.23) | 3.21 (1.91–5.42) | 1.91 (1.23–2.95) |
| Sputum Neut% | 58.22 (4.4) | 65.73 (4.5) | 59.63 (4.4) | 64.42 (3.4) |
Mean (SEM); #GEM (95%CI); *ANOVA, p = 0.0381; ‸p<0.01, A&B; **p<0.05, A&C; ##ANOVA, p<0.001; ‸‸p<0.01, A&B; ***p<0.01, B&C; ‸‸‸p<0.001, B&D.