Table 3. Laboratory results of the patients.

	Cryptogenic organizing pneumonia (n=84)	Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (n=55)	Asthma (n=42)	p
White blood cell, median (min–max)	8,910 (1,230–24,000)*	9,120 (4,370–23,000)#	7,605 (3,900–13,310)*#	0.011
Neutrophils, median (min–max)	5,735 (1,100–16,900)*	6,200 (1,480–17,000)#	4,280 (1,000–10,550)*#	0.002
Lymphocytes, median (min–max)	1,945 (300–8,200)	1,860 (396–6,620)	2,265 (1,190–4,550)	0.332
Neutrophils/lymphocytes ratio, median (min–max)	2.97 (0.21–17.83)*	3.48 (0.22–19.45)#	1.95 (0.56–6.17)*#	0.001
Eosinophils, median (min–max)	177 (0–3,700)	150 (0–610)	215 (10–890)	0.237
Hemoglobin±SD	13.1±1.8*#	13.9±1.9*	14.1±1.7#	0.003
Thrombocytes, median (min–max)	288,500 (119,000–1,314,000)*#	247,000 (24,900–497,000)*	254,000 (23,000–409,000)#	0.001
C-reactive protein, median (min–max)	4.90 (0.01–175)	3.70 (0.01–85)	3 (0.3–25.40)	0.607
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate, median (min–max)	45 (7–120)*#	20 (2–120)*	17 (4–29)#	<0.001
Albumin±SD	36.7±5.5*	38.3±5.6#	41±3.1*#	<0.001

^*#p-values are significantly different between groups.