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. 2017 Aug 22;12(8):e0183553. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0183553

Table 1. Demographics of stable and acutely exacerbated patients with non-CF bronchiectasis.

Total
N = 14
Stable group Exacerbation group P-value
N = 8 N = 6
Age, yr (range) 60.0 ± 8.5 (42–78) 58.8 ± 10.3 61.6 ± 5.8 0.568
Sex (Male), n (%) 5 (35.7%) 2 (25.0%) 3 (50%) 0.343
Bronchoalveolar lavage
    WBC count 1595.1 ± 2234.2 2036.6 ± 2652.1 1006.5 ± 1550.4 0.415
    PMN (%) 68.9 ± 37.6 78.2 ± 32.7 56.5 ± 43.2 0.304
    Lymphocyte cells (%) 6.6 ± 13.3 2.3 ± 2.4 12.3 ± 19.6 0.177

All data are expressed as mean ± SD except for Sex. Abbreviations: CF, cystic fibrosis; yr, year; n, number; PMN, polymorphonuclear cells; WBC, white blood cell