Patient characteristics, remission length and bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) cellular data
| Parameter | Normals | Viral wheeze outgrown | Atopic asthma outgrown |
| Subjects n | 35 | 10 | 25 |
| Age yrs | 7.3 (4.8–9.8) | 6.6 (3.3–7.3) | 7.3 (5.7–9.9) |
| Mate % | 20 (57) | 4 (40) | 16 (64) |
| Remission, months | – | 21 (12–63) | 24 (15–36) |
| BAL eosinophil % | 0.10 (0–0.18) | 0.21 (0–0.45) | 0.36# (0.05–0.74) |
| Range % | 0–0.27 | 0–0.74 | 0–3.85 |
| BAL neutrophil % | 2.40 (0.79–4.99) | 3.98 (1.06–7.78) | 2.83 (1.12–7.95) |
| BAL macrophage % | 80.19 (46.5–95.57) | 84.61 (75.22–95.47) | 79.81 (50.89–95.01) |
| BAL lymphocyte % | 0.09 (0–0.88) | 0.59 (0.09–3.31) | 0.46 (0.05–1.58) |
| BAL mast cell % | 0.02 (0–0.45) | 0 (0–0.63) | 0.03 (0–0.16) |
| BAL epithelial % | 8.10 (0.89–42.73) | 2.82 (1.32–11.45) | 7.28 (0.58–31.61) |
Data are presented as median (interquartile range) unless otherwise stated
#: p=0.002