Table 3.
Sputum cytological changes before and after in the three groups
| |
Control group (Ctrl) |
CPT treatment |
HFCWO treatment |
Difference between after and before |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| |
Before |
After |
Before |
After |
Before |
After |
CPT |
HFCWO |
HFCWO |
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| |
vs Ctrl |
vs Ctrl |
vs CPT |
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| Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | Mean | SD | P-value (covariance analysis) | |||
| TCCx 106/mg |
9891 |
1797.3 |
10517 |
2514.9 |
9.636 |
3.181 |
8.490. |
2.771 |
9.671 |
2.136 |
7.225 |
1.186 |
0.001 |
0.001 |
0.096 |
| Neutroph % |
70.54 |
5.5 |
78.09 |
6.8 |
65.3 |
10.1 |
62.0 |
9.9 |
72.5 |
9.2 |
59.9 |
10.1 |
0.001 |
0.001 |
0.002 |
| Lymphoc % |
9.11 |
3.6 |
7.17 |
2.7 |
11.3 |
4.8 |
13.5 |
3.9 |
10.2 |
5.2 |
11.9 |
4.9 |
0.001 |
0.001 |
0.548 |
| Eosin % |
1.09 |
0.46 |
0.97 |
0.44 |
0.9 |
0.4 |
0.7 |
0.4 |
0.6 |
0.2 |
0.6 |
0.1 |
0.7 |
0.5 |
0.333 |
| Macroph % |
37.2 |
7.8 |
32.2 |
10.8 |
26.9 |
8.5 |
31.2 |
7.5 |
19.9 |
11.1 |
35.6 |
15.2 |
0.03 |
0.001 |
0.012 |
| Sputum (ml) | 74.0 | 10.7 | 77.0 | 10.6 | 70.0 | 21.1 | 62.5 | 18.9 | 72.5 | 23.9 | 52.0 | 16.9 | 0.04 | 0.001 | 0.01 |
TCC Total cell count.
Neu Neutrophyls.
Lymph Lymphocytes.
Eos Eosinophyls.
Macr Macrophages.
CPT Chest Physiotherapy.
HFCWO High frequency chest wall oscillation.
Ctrl Control group.