Sputum NE	Sputum TCC	Sputum Neutrophils	TNF-α	IL-8	GM-CSF	IL-1β
TNF-α	P=0.0007, r=0.93	P=0.025, r=0.73	P=0.0016, r=0.77	X	NS	P=0.0025, r=0.87	P=0.0072, r=0.82
IL-8	P=0.04, r=0.68	P=0.0096, r=0.8	P=0.0072, r=0.82	NS	X	NS	P=0.0072, r=0.82
GM-CSF	P=0.016, r=0.77	P=0.016, r=0.77	P=0.02, r=0.75	P=0.0025, r=0.87	NS	X	NS
IL-1β	P=0.03, r=0.72	NS	P=0.036, r=0.7	P=0.0072, r=0.82	P=0.0072, r=0.82	NS	X
MMP-9	P=0.02, r=0.75	P=0.016, r=0.88	P=0.025, r=0.87	P=0.0025, r=0.87	P=0.049, r=0.87	NS	P=0.03, r=0.72