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Table 3.

Mean (SD) Cell Counts From Induced Sputum (% and Cells/Mg in Sample)

	PMNs (as % (SD) and cells/mg (SD))		Macrophages (as % (SD) and cells/mg (SD))
	Base	LPS	Base	LPS
Nonsmokers (n=18)	44.1 (27.4)	65.9 (22.1)^a	53.6 (27)	32.5 (22)^a
	925 (955)	2,706 (2958)^a	902 (665)	945 (799)
Smokers (n=12)	50 (17)	71 (11.3)^a	46.9 (16.3)	23.6 (7.7)^a
	499 (527)	1,410 (1237)^a	453 (433)^b	472 (401)

PMN, polymorphonuclear neutrophils.

^{^a}

p<0.05 compared with baseline by paired Student's t test.

^{^b}

p<0.05 compared with nonsmokers' baseline by Student's t test.