TABLE 4.

SPEARMAN'S RANK CORRELATION COEFFICIENTS (r_S) FOR GENES, FEV₁, AND C-REACTIVE PROTEIN PRE– AND POST–ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY

	FEV1		CRP
Variable	rs	P Value	rs	P Value
FEV1	1.00		−0.45	0.05*
CRP	−0.44	0.05*	1.00
PLXND1	−0.38	0.10	0.42	0.07
HCA112	0.42	0.07	0.21	0.38
ADAM9	−0.35	0.13	0.57	0.01*
HPSE	0.08	0.72	0.54	0.01*
CSPG2	−0.31	0.18	0.45	0.05*
IL32	0.09	0.71	−0.47	0.04*
CD64	0.03	0.88	0.49	0.03*
CD36	−0.25	0.30	0.31	0.18
CD163	−0.42	0.06	0.48	0.03*
TLR2	−0.18	0.44	0.49	0.02*

Definition of abbreviation: CRP = C-reactive protein.

^*P values were calculated by paired t test on log-transformed values.