Table 1 Demographics, clinical characteristics and BAL cell yields for bronchoscopy subjects

Number

21

25

Sex (m/f)

10/11

13/12*

Age

38.5+/− 13.1

43.8 +/−12.0*

Age of asthma diagnosis

N/A

16.1 +/−16.0

Body Mass Index

25.7 +/− 3.5

27.3 +/− 3.3*

Atopy (Y/N)

1/20

21/4^a

ACQ score

N/A

1.85 +/− 0.79

FEV1 % predicted

103.7+/−17.2

72.4 +/− 15.5***

FEV1/FVC

78.8 +/−5.4

65.8 +/− 10.4***

Reversibility (%)

3.2 +/− 2.6

18.9 +/− 17.4**

SABA (y/n)

0/21

24/1^a

LABA (y/n)

0/21

21/4^a

ICS (y/n)

0/21

25/0**

Beclomethasone dose (μg/day)

0

1125+/− 558

BAL cell yields (×10⁶/ml BAL)

0.099 +/− 0.038

0.107 +/−0.072*