Table 1. Demographics of stable and acutely exacerbated patients with non-CF bronchiectasis.
Total N = 14 |
Stable group | Exacerbation group | P-value | |
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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