Table 4.
Lymphocyte subpopulations in bronchoalveolar lavage from patients with bronchiectasis due to mustard gas exposure and normal subjects*
| Controls (n=25) | Bronchiectasis (n=29) | p Value | |
| CD3 cells (%) | 46.39 ± 15.03 | 48.15 ± 13.34 | 0.65 |
| CD3 cells (103 cells/ml) | 3.72 ± 1.62 | 4.82 ± 1.81 | 0.02 |
| CD4 cells (%) | 23.40 ± 6.97 | 32.17 ± 16.00 | 0.01 |
| CD4 cells (103 cells/ml) | 1.88 ± 0.83 | 3.31 ± 2.03 | 0.001 |
| CD8 cells (%) | 15.76 ± 6.84 | 11.84 ± 4.41 | 0.01 |
| CD8 cells (103 cells/ml) | 1.16 ± 0.37 | 1.13 ± 0.35 | 0.82 |
| CD4/CD8 (ratio) | 1.68 ± 0.78 | 3.08 ± 2.05 | 0.002 |
| B cells (%) | 5.56 ± 6.76 | 3.58 ± 5.55 | 0.24 |
| B cells (103 cells/ml) | 0.52 ± 0.58 | 0.31 ± 0.47 | 0.15 |
| NK cells (%) | 2.83 ± 6.34 | 1.49 ± 3.86 | 0.34 |
| NK cells (103 cells/ml) | 0.20 ± 0.40 | 0.13 ± 0.35 | 0.55 |
* Values are mean ± SD.