did not reach statistical significancep = 0.0526
The sputum neutrophil VD was higher in NoOA compared to OA, although it did not reach statistical significance (p = 0.0526). b) Analysis of OA group Patients with OA due to HMW agents showed a significant increase in percentage of sputum eosinophils and neutrophils after SIC (p = 0.0078 and p = 0.0195, respectively).