Table 5: Leukocytic formula at AECOPD and 21 days after.

Leukocytic formula Means ± Std. Deviation AECOPD Means ± Std. Deviation 21 days after Comparisons of means (t-test)
Nr. of leukocytes 11.777 ± 5.233 8.593 ± 2.630 P < 0.0001
Rod nuclear [%] 6.63 ± 3.68 2.79 ± 2.51 P < 0.0001
Neutrophils [%] 72.41 ± 12.38 60.68 ± 10.12 P < 0.0001
Eosinophilis [%] 2.1 ± 2.69 3.81 ± 3.49 P = 0.0045
Basophils [%] 2.1 ± 0.27 2.2 ± 0.28 P = 0.8478
Monocytes [%] 8.15 ± 4.53 7.49 ± 3.15 P = 0.3727
Lymphocytes [%] 17.07 ± 8.80 27.62 ± 8.19 P < 0.0001