| Before# | After¶ | p-value |
Total cell count 106 cells | 16.1 (11.0–18.3) | 31.5 (29.2–66.1) | <0.001 |
Total cell density 106 cells·L−1 | 81.4 (64.1–97.5) | 195.3 (154.6–341.2) | <0.001 |
BAL cells | | | |
Macrophages % | 95.4 (93.0–97.0) | 90.0 (86.6–93.0) | 0.003 |
Lymphocytes % | 3.8 (3.5–6.5) | 7.6 (4.9–11.2) | 0.019 |
Neutrophils % | 0.4 (0.4–1.9) | 0.4 (0.2–1.7) | ns |
Eosinophils % | 0.0 (0.0–0.2) | 1.8 (0.6–3.5) | <0.001 |
Basophils % | 0.0 (0.0–0.1) | 0.0 (0.0–0.2) | |
Mast cells+ n | 2.0 (0.5–5.0) | 6.0 (2.5–13.0) | 0.004 |
Total white blood cells % | 5.3 (5.3–6.4) | 5.6 (5.0–6.2) | ns |
Total blood cells | | | |
Monocytes % | 7.0 (5.5–9.5) | 7.0 (5.5–8.0) | ns |
Lymphocytes % | 42.0 (36.5–48.0) | 34.0 (29.0–43.5) | 0.020 |
Neutrophils % | 43.0 (39.5–48.5) | 52.0 (44.5–59.0) | 0.007 |
Eosinophils % | 4.0 (3.5–5.0) | 3.0 (2.0–4.0) | 0.031 |
Basophils % | 2.0 (1.5–2.0) | 2.0 (1.5–2.0) | ns |