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Table 2 BAL cellular contents in children with refractory wheezing and controlsa

From: Refractory wheezing in Chinese children under 3 years of age: bronchial inflammation and airway malformation

 

Refractory wheezing children without airway malformation (n = 122)

Control group (n = 46)

P value

Alveolar macrophages, %

60.80 ± 29.20, 67 (35.0 ~ 88.25)

87.06 ± 8.22, 90 (82.5 ~ 93.0)

<0.001

Lymphocytes, %

7.20 ± 6.46, 5 (2.0–10.0)

6.48 ± 5.52, 5 (2.0 ~ 8.0)

0.314

Neutrophils, %

31.26 ± 28.10, 25 (6.0 ~ 49.25)

6.38 ± 6.59, 4 (2.0 ~ 9.0)

<0.001

Eosinophils, %

0.75 ± 2.76, 0.0 (0.0 ~ 0.0)

0.08 ± 0.27, 0.0 (0.0 ~ 0.0)

0.040

  1. aData presented as mean ± SD, median (25th to 75th percentiles)
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BMC Pediatrics

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