Table 3.
Cell type | Patients | Controls | P |
---|---|---|---|
Physiological | 11.8% (2/17) | 42.9% (6/14) | 0.097 |
Neutrophilic inflammation | 11.8% (2/17) | 0% (0/14) | 0.488 |
Eosinophilic inflammation | 35.3% (6/17) | 0% (0/14) | 0.021 |
Eosinophilic/neutrophilic inflammation | 35.3% (6/17) | 0% (0/14) | 0.021 |
Low cellularity | 5.9% (1/17) | 21.4% (3/14) | 0.304 |
Oropharyngeal contamination | 0% (0/17) | 35.7% (5/14) | 0.012 |