Table 2.
Correlations between arterial oxygenation (PaO2), dynamic lung compliance and bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF) protein values in 3 groups of surfactant preparations, i.e. those with SP-B, those with SP-C and those with SP-B + SP-C peptides/proteins, estimated by linear regression analysis.
Surfactant | N | r | P-value |
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PaO2 vs dynamic lung compliance | |||
SP-B | 50 | 0.296 | 0.037 |
SP-C | 19 | 0.497 | 0.030 |
SP-B + SP-C | 36 | 0.543 | <0.001 |
PaO2 vs BALF protein | |||
SP-B | 50 | −0.248 | 0.082 |
SP-C | 19 | −0.445 | 0.056 |
SP-B + SP-C | 36 | −0.633 | <0.001 |
Dynamic lung compliance vs BALF protein | |||
SP-B | 50 | 0.624 | <0.001 |
SP-C | 19 | −0.798 | <0.001 |
SP-B + SP-C | 36 | −0.720 | <0.001 |