Table 4: Sputum cell comparison at AECOPD according to the stage of diseases.
Cell structure | Means ± Std. Deviation stage IV | Means ± Std. Deviation stage III | Comparisons of means (t-test) |
Nr of sputum cells | 16.77 ± 4.18 | 12.2 ± 3.63 | P = 0.0001 |
Eosinophils [%] | 0.62 ± 1.23 | 1.02 ± 1.4 | P = 0.26 |
Neutrophils [%] | 54.77 ± 10.10 | 48.7 ± 9.59 | P = 0.024 |
Macrophage [%] | 31.62 ± 1.17 | 34.51 ± 6.9 | P = 0.66 |
Lymphocytes [%] | 6.28 ± 2.52 | 7.1 ± 2.95 | P = 0.27 |
Epithelial cells [%] | 7.31 ± 3.95 | 7.57 ± 3.23 | P = 0.79 |