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Table 1 Clinical and laboratory characteristics of the bronchiolitis patients and healthy control subjects

From: Immunomodulatory constituents of human breast milk and immunity from bronchiolitis

 

Bronchiolitis group (n = 20)

Healthy group (n = 11)

Age (months and range)

8 (3–15)

9 (4–16)

Male/female

11/9

6/5

Onset time (months)

13.5 (3–24)

0

Respiratory score (RS)

2 (1–3)

0

WBC count (× 109/L)

2.45 (1.2-4.7)

6.6 (4.9-8.3)

Lymphocytes (× 109/L)

2.86 (1.77-3.75)

1.56 (1.25-2.91)

  1. WBC white blood cell count; Normal values, WBC, 3.5-9.5 × 109/L; lymphocytes, 1.1-3.2 × 109/L