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Table 2 Bronchoalveolar lavage cell differentials in the study population

From: Increased activated regulatory T cells proportion correlate with the severity of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

Characteristics

HCs

pSS-IP

IPF

P-value*

Subjects

n = 9

n = 12

n = 7

 

Total cell counts, ×106

6.4 ± 4.7

8.8 ± 11.0

3.6 ± 3.4

0.138

Cell viability, %

86.5 ± 6.5

83.8 ± 7.0

84.8 ± 8.3

0.732

Macrophage, %

95.0 ± 12.2

82.6 ± 14.2

91.0 ± 19.1

0.282

Lymphocyte, %

3.3 ± 2.4

16.8 ± 14.5

6.2 ± 3.8

0.024

Neutrophil, %

1.5 ± 0.8

1.5 ± 2.1

2.5 ± 2.3

0.557

Eosinophil, %

0.4 ± 0.3

0.3 ± 0.5

0.3 ± 0.8

0.843

  1. Values are presented as the means ± SD or n. *: P-value denotes statistical differences among the three groups; HCs healthy controls, pSS-IP primary Sjögren’s syndrome-related interstitial pneumonia, IPF idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis
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Respiratory Research

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