From: Macrorheology of cystic fibrosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease & normal sputum
 | Cystic fibrosis | |||
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 | NE (mu/μl) | IL-8 (X102 ng/mL) | TCC (ng/mL) | MPO (mg/L) |
Mucoid (n = 1) | 2.75 | 0.85 | 0 | 34.30 |
Mucopurulent (n = 6) | 13.85 (8.31–42.89) | 1.22 (0.89–3.94) | 0 (0–0.73) | 53.47 (39.13–213.35) |
Purulent (n = 6) | 31.95 (14.94–62.13) | 2.11 (0.91–34.35) | 30.36 (0–326.44) | 139.41 (51.44–238.15) |
P value * | 0.049 | 0.141 | 0.089 | 0.169 |
 | COPD | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Mucoid (n = 4) | 0 (0–1.33) | 6.52 (3.51–8.14) |  |  |
Mucopurulent (n = 2) | 4.5 (0–9) | 9.77 (5.93–13.6) |  |  |
Purulent (n = 1) | 35.11 | 6.15 | Â | Â |
P value * | 0.20 | 0.85 | Â | Â |