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Table 3 Inflammatory cells in sputum

From: Lung macrophages drive mucus production and steroid-resistant inflammation in chronic bronchitis

Patient

Sputum cell composition (%)a

Counts (106)a

Macrophages

Neutrophils

Eosinophils

Lymphocytes

Total cells

1

26.2

66.0

4.0

3.8

4.4

2

12.2

82.3

1.5

3.9

9.8

3

22.8

73.1

1.0

3.1

6.5

4

14.1

83.2

1.2

1.5

7.6

5

4.1

94.4

0.2

1.3

23.8

6

10.0

63.7

25.4

0.9

10.7

7

22.1

74.0

2.7

1.2

9.2

8

9.8

86.9

0.5

2.8

10.2

9

23.1

74.5

0.6

1.8

4.4

  1. aNon-squamous cells. Squamous cell count < 10% in all samples, 1.8% (0.2–5.3), median (range)