Low CD4/CD8 Ratio in Bronchus-Associated Lymphoid Tissue Is Associated with Lung Allograft Rejection

Table 1

Demographics.

	Minimal rejection	Multiple rejection	𝑃 value
	𝑛=20	𝑛=20
Age, yrs	52.7 ± 2.05	55.49.7 ± 2.26	ns
Sex	F=11	F=8	ns
Disease requiring transplant	COPD=10	COPD=13	ns
	IPF=5	IPF=5
	Other=5	Others=2
Transplant Type (Bilateral %)	65%	40%	ns
Tacrolimus %	45%	45%	ns
Mycophenolate %	95%	90%	ns
Prednisone dose (mg)/day	14.0 ± 1.4	19.7 ± 0.7	<0.005

F: female, COPD: chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, IPF: idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, and others: pulmonary hypertension and bronchiectasis.