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Correlation of SP-D and CCL18 with concomitantly obtained FVC in patients not treated with immunosuppressive agents.
| Pneumoproteins | r | punivariate | Mean Difference (95% CI) |
pmultivariate* |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SP-D | −0.33 | < 0.001 | −8.86 (−12.75, −4.98) | < 0.001 |
| CCL18 | −0.17 | 0.07 | −9 (−20.08, 2.09) | 0.111 |
| SP-D and CCL18 | −0.32 | 0.001 | −21.8 (−33.49, −10.12) | < 0.001 |
Adjusted for age, sex, ethnicity, and body mass index. SP-D: surfactant protein D; CCL18: CC-chemokine ligand 18; FVC: forced vital capacity.
