Skip to main content
. 2016 Dec 29;32(3):439–447. doi: 10.3346/jkms.2017.32.3.439

Table 5. Correlation analyses of various parameters and FeNO levels.

Parameters FeNO
r P
ACOS severity 0.695 < 0.001
FEV1%pred, % −0.777 < 0.001
FEV1/FVC, % −0.430 < 0.001
IC/TLC, % −0.304 < 0.001
RV/TLC, % 0.289 0.001
pH −0.466 < 0.001
PaO2, mmHg −0.328 < 0.001
PaCO2, mmHg 0.468 < 0.001
Total serum IgE level, IU/mL 0.726 < 0.001
Induced sputum EOS% 0.578 < 0.001
Plasma SP-A 0.215 0.015
Plasma sRAGE −0.354 < 0.001
Sputum MPO 0.531 < 0.001
Sputum NGAL, mg/L 0.590 < 0.001
ACT scores −0.603 < 0.001
CAT scores 0.647 < 0.001

ACOS = asthma-chronic obstructive pulmonary disease overlap syndrome, COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, ACT = Asthma Control Test, CAT = COPD Assessment Test, MPO = sputum myeloperoxidase, NGAL = sputum neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin, sRAGE = plasma soluble receptor for advanced glycation end products, SP-A = plasma surfactant protein A, EOS = induced sputum eosinophil counts, FEV1%pred = percentage of forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1) to predicted value, FEV1/FVC = the ratio of FEV1 to forced vital capacity, IC/TLC = ratio of inspiratory capacity to total lung capacity, RV/TLC = ratio of residual volume to total lung capacity, FeNO = fractional exhaled nitric oxide, PaO2 = arterial oxygen partial pressure, PaCO2 = partial pressure of carbon dioxide in artery, IgE = immunoglobulin E.