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Table 3 Sputum cell numbers by asthma inflammatory phenotypes

From: Galectin-3 enhances monocyte-derived macrophage efferocytosis of apoptotic granulocytes in asthma

 

EA

NEA

p value

n

8

7

 

Total cell count (106/mL)

5.4 (1.5, 10.1)

4.1 (3.7, 11.8)

0.965

Viability (%)

87.8 (64.6, 95.8)

70.5 (57.2, 94.3)

0.699

Neutrophils (%)

29.8 (23.8, 61.4)

50.3 (9.0, 55.0)

0.980

Neutrophils (104/mL)

150.8 (38.5, 591.6)

211.8 (103.8, 700.9)

0.699

Eosinophils (%)

6.6 (6.1, 8.8)

1.0 (0.0, 1.5)

< 0.001

Eosinophils (104/mL)

45.3 (9.1, 106.5)

4.6 (0.8, 6.9)

0.009

Macrophages (%)

39.1 (27.8, 63.4)

44.5 (35.0, 73.5)

0.536

Macrophages (104/mL)

238.0 (94.0, 314.7)

251.4 (159.3, 459.8)

0.589

Lymphocytes (%)

5.1 (0.4, 6.4)

1.8 (1.0, 3.0)

0.381

Lymphocytes (104/mL)

4.6 (1.2, 35.4)

9.4 (4.4, 20.2)

0.833

Columnar epithelial cells (%)

0.8 (0.1, 6.6)

2.8 (1.3, 10.0)

0.141

Columnar epithelial cells (104/mL)

1.9 (0.0, 7.1)

14.0 (9.1, 28.9)

0.026

Squamous cells (%)

3.0 (0.7, 15.8)

6.3 (3.8, 19.5)

0.161

  1. Data is reported as median (q1, q3). Data was analysed by the Mann-Whitney U test