Table 3 BAL cellular content in atopic and nonatopic children^a

Alveolar macrophages, %

56.86 ± 30.28, 61.0(33.5 ~ 85.5)

68.56 ± 25.60, 77.0 (53.5 ~ 90.0)

Lymphocytes, %

7.75 ± 7.28, 5.0 (2.0 ~ 12.0)

6.10 ± 4.30, 5.0 (2.0 ~ 10.0)

Neutrophils, %

34.89 ± 29.61, 30.0 (7.0 ~ 54.0)

24.10 ± 23.57, 15.0 (5.0 ~ 35.5)

Eosinophils, %

0.51 ± 1.28, 0.0 (0.0 ~ 0.0)

1.24 ± 4.40, 0.0 (0.0 ~ 0.0)