Cell type | Stable COPD | AE-COPD | p value |
---|---|---|---|
Quantitative differential cell count | n = 31 | n = 22 |  |
% of total cells ± SEM |  |  |  |
macrophages | 68.69 ± 5.44 | 57.72 ± 6.75 | 0.357 |
neutrophils | 26.50 ± 5.58 | 33.84 ± 6.98 | 0.582 |
lymphocytes | 5.08 ± 0.67 | 6.08 ± 1.16 | 0.828 |
eosinophils | 0.26 ± 0.09 | 2.20 ± 1.05 | 0.095 |