Table 2: Sputum cell comparison at AECOPD and 21 days after.

Cell structure Means ± Std. Deviation AECOPD Means ± Std. Deviation 21 days after Comparison of means (t-test)
Nr. of sputum cells 14.4 ± 4.51 8.71 ± 3.52 P < 0.0001
Eosinophils [%] 0.83 ± 1.32 0.28 ± 0.059 P < 0.0001
Neutrophils [%] 51.63 ± 10.22 31.52 ± 7.44 P < 0.0001
Macrophage [%] 33.13 ± 7.12 43.03 ± 7.98 P < 0.0001
Lymphocytes [%] 6.71 ± 2.76 9.70 ± 4.50 P < 0.0001
Epithelial cells [%] 7.45 ± 3.73 10.34 ± 3.91 P < 0.0001