Table 2 Percentage of cellularity in BAL in different populations
| Â | Basophils | Eosinophils | Neutrophils | Lymphocytes | AM | Total cell count |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Healthy, non-smoking individuals [78] | <1 % | <2 % | <3 % | <10–15 % | >85 % | 31–350/μl |
|  | <3 % | 3 % | <7 % | 95 %; 3–5-fold increase of total cells | 80–1100/μl; 3-fold increase of total cells | |
|  | <1 % | 4–12 % | 5–19 % | 71–94 % | 140–442/μl; increased, high variance | |
≥2 % | >0 % | 15–30 % | 10–60 % | 30–70 % | 200 - > 700/μl; increased, high variance | |
Association with AR | ||||||
 - Direction | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↑ | ↓ | ↑ |
 - Replicability |  moderate |  moderate |  high |  high |  high |  |