A Study on Cough Sensitivity and Airway Inflammation in Patients with Sinobronchial Syndrome

Table 2

Classification of induced sputum cells in each group.

Indicators	SBS group	UACS rhinitis group	Sinusitis group	Normal control group	values
Total cell number(10^6/L)	3.9 (3.6)	4.1 (3.8)	5.5 (9.7)	2.1 (1.3)	<0.001
N (%)	40.5 (48.5)^#	5.5 (10.5)	27.5 (51.0)	5.5 (9.0)	0.002
M (%)	21.5 (45.0)^#	65.0 (35.0)	45.0 (29.0)	77.5 (15.0)	<0.001
L (%)	17.5 (27.0)	19.0 (12.5)	13.5 (17.0)	17.0 (16.5)	0.670
E (%)	0 (0.5)	0.5 (2.5)	0 (0.5)	0 (0)	0.003

Note: all the data are presented as the median (25–75% interquartile). compared with the normal-control group, , ^# compared to the UACS rhinitis group, ; N: neutrophils, M: monocytes, L: lymphocytes, and E: eosinophils.