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Correlation (Spearman's rho) between CT densitometry and baseline IL-8 |
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| All patients (n = 38) |
Excluding tubular bronchiectasis (n = 31) |
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| UZ Perc15 |
rs = -0.464 (p = 0.005) |
rs = -0.558 (p ≤ 0.001) |
| UZ VI -950HU |
rs = 0.447 (p = 0.005) |
rs = 0.591 (p ≤ 0.001) |
| LZ Perc15 |
rs = -0.447 (p = 0.005) |
rs = -0.454 (p = 0.005) |
| LZ VI -950HU |
rs = 0.353 (p ≤ 0.02) |
rs = 0.401 (p ≤ 0.02) |
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UZ = upper zone, LZ = lower zone, VI = voxel index, Perc15 = 15th percentile point, HU = Hounsfield Units. | ||
Parr et al. Respiratory Research 2006 7:136 doi:10.1186/1465-9921-7-136 |
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