Table 4.
Upstream | Downstream | ||||
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CRP∗, % vs. | r | p value | CRP∗, % vs. | r | p value |
Neutrophils/mm2 | 0.208 | 0.008 | Neutrophils/mm2 | 0.087 | 0.275 |
Total collagen, % | 0.063 | 0.430 | Total collagen, % | −0.035 | 0.659 |
Collagen I, % | −0.008 | 0.918 | Collagen I, % | −0.046 | 0.560 |
Collagen III, % | −0.138 | 0.082 | Collagen III, % | −0.030 | 0.710 |
Smooth muscle cells, % | −0.315 | <0.001 | Smooth muscle cells, % | 0.028 | 0.726 |
Total macrophages (CD68+)†, % | 0.158 | 0.046 | Total macrophages (CD68+)†, % | 0.097 | 0.222 |
M‡1 subset (CD86+), % | 0.113 | 0.151 | M‡1 subset (CD86+), % | 0.193 | 0.014 |
M1 subset (HLA-DR+)§, % | 0.161 | 0.042 | M1 subset (HLA-DR+)§, % | 0.226 | 0.004 |
M2 subset (CD163+), % | 0.031 | 0.694 | M2 subset (CD163+), % | 0.344 | <0.001 |
Correlations were performed by Spearman's rank correlation coefficient.
∗CRP: high sensitivity c-reactive protein.
†CD: cluster of differentiation.
‡M: macrophage.
§HLA-DR: human leukocyte antigen-antigen D related.