Table 2 Percentages of lymphocyte populations and their subset composition in pleural fluid assessed in healthy subjects and in patients. Results given as median (interquartile range)

80.5 (76–87.5)

85.2 (81–90.1)

77 (69–84)

85 (80–88)

63.2 (53.8-72)

63.5 (52.5-72)

54.2 (44–62.5)

30.0 (21–32)

19 (15–25)

22 (16.4-29)

25 (19.2-33.5)

53 (45–59)

3.8 (2.6-4.8)

3.2 (2.2-4.5)

2.2 (1.5-2.9)

0.59 (0.48-0.67)

4.4 (3–5.9)

4.4 (2.4-5.3)

3.1

2.2 (1.6-3.7)

3.5 (2.2-7.5)

2.8 (2–4)

10 (3.4-12.5)

16.0 (12.4-24.1)

30 (20–59)

18 (1–35)

26 (14–54)

6% (3–8)

22.7 (14.7-29)

25.7 (14.3-37)

11.2 (3.8-27)

1.6 (1–2.4)

47.4 (30–62)

53.5 (42.9-60)

40.5 (27.5-51)

13.1 (9.8-19.6)

21 (11.4-38.2)

18.6 (10.2-22)

19.2 (9.3-32)

85.1 (77.2-88.9)

0.6 (0.3-1.4)

1.3 (0.5-1.7)

0.8 (0.3-1.6)

0.7 (0.3-1)

15.2 (7.1-37.3)

26 (22–43.4)

11.2 (3.9-29.6)

1.4 (0.9-2.1)

22.1 (12–34.7)

27.4 (17.8-44)

11.6 (7.2-28.3)

2.3 (1.6-4.7)

19.7 (4.3-45.3)

16.1 (10.7-36)

18.6 (5.6-49.2)

84.7 (83.1-87)

12.7 (5.6-22.3)

13.7 (8–22.9)

7.4 (2.4-20.7)

9.5 (8.5-12.2)