In contrast , BDP improved both inflammatory indexes ( sputum eosinophils from 22.5 [ 17.9 ] to 5.7 % [ 6.8 ] , blood eosinophils from 9.0 [ 5.5 ] to 2.1 % 1.0 , and serum ECP from 36.5 [ 22.0 ] to 16.1 [ 10.1 ] mg/L ) as well as clinical parameters .
