Table 1.
Demographics of the validation cohort
LS HLA-DR3+ (n = 10)Non-LS HLA-DR3+ (n = 11)LS HLA-DR3 (n = 9)Non-LS HLA-DR3 (n = 12)BeS HLA-DR3+ (n = 10)
Sex (M/F) 8/2 9/3 7/2 7/5 7/3 
Age (yr) 37 (33–44) 46 (39–55) 45 (36–55) 40 (34–46) 57 (51–64) 
Chest radiographical stagea     N/A 
 
 
II  
III  
IV  
Smoking status      
Non 
Former 
Current 
BALF cell concentration (106 cells/liter) 177 (144–329) 201 (157–341) 128 (97–282) 153 (108–208) 22 (19–29) 
% BALF macrophages 68 (42–87) 75 (60–78) 71 (55–83) 77 (60–82) 93 (87–96) 
% BALF lymphocytes 30 (12–50) 21 (18–38) 20 (14–36) 19 (13–37) 5.6 (2.8–11) 
% BALF neutrophils 1.0 (0.8–1.6) 1.3 (0.3–1.6) 1.6 (0.8–3.3) 1.4 (0.6–2.6) 0.9 (0.2–1.5) 
BAL CD4/CD8 ratio 8 (2–14) 3.5 (2.9–9.3) 6.3 (3.3–15.3) 7.8 (3–12.5) N/A 
% TRAV12-1/TRBV2–expressing BAL CD4+ T cells 6.8 (4.5–10) 3.4 (1.4–4.7) 0.1 (0.1–0.1) 0.1 (0.1–0.2) N/A 
LS HLA-DR3+ (n = 10)Non-LS HLA-DR3+ (n = 11)LS HLA-DR3 (n = 9)Non-LS HLA-DR3 (n = 12)BeS HLA-DR3+ (n = 10)
Sex (M/F) 8/2 9/3 7/2 7/5 7/3 
Age (yr) 37 (33–44) 46 (39–55) 45 (36–55) 40 (34–46) 57 (51–64) 
Chest radiographical stagea     N/A 
 
 
II  
III  
IV  
Smoking status      
Non 
Former 
Current 
BALF cell concentration (106 cells/liter) 177 (144–329) 201 (157–341) 128 (97–282) 153 (108–208) 22 (19–29) 
% BALF macrophages 68 (42–87) 75 (60–78) 71 (55–83) 77 (60–82) 93 (87–96) 
% BALF lymphocytes 30 (12–50) 21 (18–38) 20 (14–36) 19 (13–37) 5.6 (2.8–11) 
% BALF neutrophils 1.0 (0.8–1.6) 1.3 (0.3–1.6) 1.6 (0.8–3.3) 1.4 (0.6–2.6) 0.9 (0.2–1.5) 
BAL CD4/CD8 ratio 8 (2–14) 3.5 (2.9–9.3) 6.3 (3.3–15.3) 7.8 (3–12.5) N/A 
% TRAV12-1/TRBV2–expressing BAL CD4+ T cells 6.8 (4.5–10) 3.4 (1.4–4.7) 0.1 (0.1–0.1) 0.1 (0.1–0.2) N/A 

Data are counts or median (25th–75th percentile). BALF, BAL fluid; N/A, not available.

a

Chest radiography staging as follows: stage 0 = normal chest radiography, stage I = enlarged lymph nodes, stage II = enlarged lymph nodes with parenchymal infiltrates, stage III = parenchymal infiltrates without enlarged lymph nodes, and stage IV = signs of pulmonary fibrosis.

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