Table 3.

The cytokines level in Sputum and BALF associated with CT images.

	Patient
Variables	#1	#2	#3	#4	#5	#6	#7	#8
IL-6 and TNF-α in Sputum
Left	L	H	NA	L	H	L	H	NA
Right	H	L	NA	H	L	H	L	H
IL-6 and TNF-α in BALF
Left	L	H	L	H	L	L	H	L
Right	H	L	H	L	H	H	L	H
CT
Left/Right serious	Right	Left	Right	Right	Left	Right	Both	Right

BALF = bronchoalveolar lavage fluid; CT = computed tomography; L= lower, H = higher, compare with the contralateral lung.