Table 5.
Upstream | Downstream | ||||
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hs-CRP∗, μg/mL vs. | r | p value | hs-CRP∗, μg/mL vs. | r | p value |
Neutrophils/mm2 | 0.045 | 0.547 | Neutrophils/mm2 | 0.107 | 0.147 |
Total collagen, % | −0.108 | 0.150 | Total collagen, % | −0.017 | 0.819 |
Collagen I, % | −0.118 | 0.116 | Collagen I, % | 0.103 | 0.167 |
Collagen III, % | −0.038 | 0.614 | Collagen III, % | 0.064 | 0.393 |
CRP, % | −0.088 | 0.268 | CRP, % | −0.013 | 0.871 |
Smooth muscle cells, % | −0.053 | 0.482 | Smooth muscle cells, % | −0.031 | 0.673 |
Total macrophages (CD68+)†, % | 0.016 | 0.832 | Total macrophages (CD68+)†, % | 0.056 | 0.451 |
M‡1 subset (CD86+), % | 0.038 | 0.630 | M‡1 subset (CD86+), % | −0.101 | 0.207 |
M1 subset (HLA-DR+)§, % | −0.098 | 0.222 | M1 subset (HLA-DR+)§, % | −0.034 | 0.671 |
M2 subset (CD163+), % | 0.055 | 0.481 | M2 subset (CD163+), % | −0.055 | 0.485 |
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.