Table 3.

Pearson correlation coefficients between muscle and serum Sema3A, with lung Sema3A continuous exercise training

	Groups	Muscle Sema3A	Serum Sema3A
Lung Sema3A	Control	r =  − 0.20, p = 0.742	r = 0.65, p = 0.235
	SeNPs	r =  − 0.67, p = 0.212	r = 0.78, p = 0.119
	AIT	r = 0.70, p = 0.179	r = 0.79, p = 0.105
	AIT + SeNPs	r = 0.31, p = 0.610	r = 0.80, p = 0.097
	CSE	r = 0.28, p = 0.647	r =  − 0.57, p = 0.309
	CSE + AIT	r =  − 0.74, p = 0.147	r = 0.23, p = 0.697
	CSE + SeNPs + AIT	r =  − 0.50, p = 0.388	r = 0.97, p = 0.004*

r = Pearson correlation coefficient; p = p value; correlation is significant for p < 0.05 *, SeNPs nano-selenium; AIT aerobic interval training; CSE cigarette smoke extract