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Table 4 Linear correlation of cytokine levels and lung-function parameters as well as thoracic HR-CT scores

From: Bronchoalveoloar lavage fluid cytokines and chemokines as markers and predictors for the outcome of interstitial lung disease in systemic sclerosis patients

  

IL-2

IL-4

IL-7

IL-8

CCL2

DLCO-SB (%)

Pearson r

-0.390

-0.536

-0.116

-0.409

-0.442

 

P value

0.025

0.0013

0.492

0.012

0.006

FVC (%)

Pearson r

 

-0.503

-0.195

-0.394

-0.441

 

P value

 

0.0028

0.248

0.016

0.006

TLC (%)

Pearson r

 

-0.362

-0.081

-0.331

-0.412

 

P value

 

0.04

0.63

0.04

0.01

HR-CT score

Pearson r

  

-0.021

 

0.362

 

P value

  

0.903

 

0.03

  1. The predicted DLCO-SB, FVC, and TLC values are given in percentages. All significant correlations are shown.