Table 2.
Simple Regression Analyses | ||
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Path X | ||
Disease status (asthma) |
IL-6 (mediator) 10.68a (2.86)b p < 0.0007 |
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Path Y | ||
Lung function Parameters | ||
IL-6 (mediator) | FEV1/FVC% predicted | PEFR |
-0.5 (0.16) p = 0.0025 |
-0.45 (0.16) p = 0.0088 |
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Path Z | ||
Lung function Parameters | ||
Disease status (asthma) | FEV1/FVC% predicted | PEFR |
-13.58 (2.51) p < 0.0001 |
-9.21 (3.07) p = 0.0052 |
|
Multiple Regression Analyses | ||
Lung function Parameters | ||
FEV1/FVC% predicted | PEFR | |
Disease status (asthma) | -11.69 (2.99) p = 0.0005 |
-6.34 (3.62) p = 0.09 |
IL-6 (mediator) | -0.177 (0.15) p = 0.2594 |
-0.27 (0.19) p = 0.1599 |
a: β-coefficient
b: standard errors