Table 2. Characteristics of patients from whom respiratory tract epithelial cells were obtained.

No.	Site of explant	Age, years	Sex	Medical comorbidities	Obesity
1	Paranasal sinus	24	Male	None	No
2	Inferior turbinate	48	Male	HT	Yes
3	Paranasal sinus	74	Male	None	No
4	Inferior turbinate	39	Male	None	Yes
5	Larynx	22	Female	None	Yes
6	Inferior turbinate	38	Male	None	No
7	Inferior turbinate	32	Male	None	No
8	Inferior turbinate	38	Male	DM	Yes
9	Paranasal sinus	38	Male	DM, HT, asthma	Yes
10	Bronchus	47	Female	None	No
11	Paranasal sinus	56	Male	None	No
12	Inferior turbinate	49	Male	None	No
13	Bronchus	63	Female	None	No
14	Paranasal sinus	44	Male	HT	No
15	Inferior turbinate	24	Male	None	No
16	Bronchus	62	Female	None	Yes
17	Paranasal sinus	26	Female	None	No
18	Bronchus	43	Female	None	No
19	Paranasal sinus	70	Male	None	No
20	Inferior turbinate	34	Male	HT	No
21	Inferior turbinate	41	Male	None	No
22	Bronchus	61	Male	None	No
23	Paranasal sinus	38	Male	None	No
24	Inferior turbinate	35	Male	None	Yes
25	Bronchus	66	Female	None	Yes
26	Paranasal sinus	78	Female	HT	No
27	Inferior turbinate	40	Male	HT, asthma	Yes

Abbreviations: DM, diabetes mellitus; HT, hypertension.