|
Normal BAL cytology |
MEA |
Mastocytic MEA |
Neutrophilic MEA |
Mixed
MEA |
Eosinophilic MEA |
SEA |
Total |
Number of horses |
122 |
283 |
79 |
136 |
64 |
4 |
199 |
604 |
Age (mean std) |
10.1 (±4.5) |
10.2 (±4.8) |
9.4 (±4.7) |
10.8 (±5.0) |
9.9 (±4.5) |
7.7 (±2.7) |
11.9 (±3.7) |
10.5 (±4.5) |
% BAL aspirated |
50.0 (32.7-60.0) |
44.0 (28.9-54.0) |
50.0
(30.0-55.6) |
41.7 (28.9-50.0) |
40.0-(25.0-50.0) |
30.0 (25.0-66.7) |
40.0 (30.0-50.0) |
43.3 (30.0-54.8) |
Mucus score (0-5) |
1 (1-2) |
2 (1-3) |
2 (1-3) |
2 (1-3) |
2 (1-3) |
2
(0-3) |
3 (2-4) |
2 (1-3) |
% BAL macrophages |
68.8 (48.9-76.5) |
58.0 (52.0-65.0) |
66.0
(59.5-72.5) |
57.0 (52.5-62.0) |
52.5 (46.6-55.8) |
68.0 ( 59.8-72.9) |
35.5 (24.0-45.0) |
54.5 (43.0-64.5) |
% BAL lymphocytes |
24.5 ( 16.9-32.5) |
22.5 (16.5-27.5) |
21.5
(15.0-27.5) |
23.0 (16.6-27.5) |
23.0 (19.0-29.4) |
10.7 (2.0-16.9) |
13.8 (7.5-20.0) |
20.0 (13.4-26.5) |
% BAL neutrophils |
5.0 (2.0-7.0) |
14.0 (7.5-19.0) |
4.0 (2.0-7.0) |
17.0 (13.5-21.0) |
16.0 (13.0-19.0) |
3.3 ( 0.9-6.4) |
43.5 (33.0-62.5) |
16.5 (7.0-33.0) |
% BAL mast cells |
2.3 (1.0-3.5) |
5.0 (2.0-7.0) |
7.0 (6.0-9.0) |
2.0
(1.0-3.0) |
7.0 (5.5-8.8) |
3.5 ( 0.9-3.9) |
1.5 (0.0-2.5) |
2.5
(1.0-5.0) |
% BAL eosinophils |
0.0 (0.0-0.5) |
0.5 (0.0-1.0) |
0.0 (0.0-0.5) |
0.5
(0.0-0.5) |
0.8 (0.0- |
12.5 ( 5.3-33.3) |
0.0 (0.0-0.6) |
0.0
(0.0-0.5) |