Table 6. Association Between Log Transformed Serum Markers and Wall Area Stratified by Current Smoking Status.
Analyte | Co-Efficient (log pg/ml / WA%) | P-Value | Co-Efficient (log pg/ml / WA%) | P-Value |
Former n = 85 | Current n = 149 | |||
IL-2R | 3.81 | 0.01 | 2.69 | 0.06 |
IL-6 | 0.23 | 0.84 | 2.16 | 0.006 |
IL-13 | 2.51 | 0.33 | 6.46 | 0.008 |
IFN-γ | 1.85 | 0.28 | 3.97 | 0.01 |
CRP | 0.47 | 0.79 | 3.47 | 0.01 |
EGFR | −19.86 | 0.02 | −6.24 | 0.47 |
TNF-RII | 10.14 | 0.03 | 0.78 | 0.82 |
MMP-2 | 18.33 | 0.05 | −7.94 | 0.41 |
MMP-7 | 8.01 | 0.006 | −3.07 | 0.34 |