Table 2. Total and differential cell count from induced sputum and nasal lavage.
| Controls | IA | MA | |
| Induced sputum cells | |||
| Total cell counts (106 cells/ml) | 0.8 (±0.7) | 1.5 (±0.8) | 1.2 (±0.8) |
| Squamous cells (%) | 3.2 (±2.1) | 2.7 (±2.1) | 2 (±0.2) |
| Macrophages (%) | 91 (±11.2) | 56.5 (±22.3) | 52.5 (±23.1) |
| Eosinophils (%) | 0.3 (±0.2) | 5.8 (±2.1) | 4 (±3.8) |
| Neutrophils (%) | 9 (±5.3) | 33.5 (±2.3) | 40 (±16.8) |
| Lymphocytes (%) | 0 (±0.2) | 3.5 (±0.2) | 2.5 (±2.5) |
| Epithelial cells (%) | 0 (±1.6) | 0.5 (±0.3) | 1 (±1.1) |
| Nasal lavage cells | |||
| Total cell counts (106 cells/ml) | 0.01 (±0.1) | 0.5 (±5.3) | 0.7 (±0.2) |
| Macrophages (%) | 17.1 (±14.3) | 15.1 (±3.3) | 14.3 (±5.3) |
| Eosinophils (%) | 13.3 (±3.3) | 22.1 (±5.3) | 33.3 (±7.1) |
| Neutrophils (%) | 23.8 (±15.9) | 32 (±6.3) | 32 (±6.3) |
| Epithelial cells (%) | 34.4 (±32.3) | 16.4 (±12.3) | 8.8 (±12.3) |