Table E6.

Correlations among clinical and laboratory variables

Variables	Correlation FEV1 (% [r])	P value	Correlation with FVC (% [r])	P value	Correlation with reversibility (r)	P value
Inflammatory cells
PMN, BAL fluid	−0.16	NS	−0.32	.01	0.15	NS
Eosinophils, BAL fluid	−0.23	NS	−0.20	NS	0.15	NS
Lymphocytes, BAL fluid	0.03	NS	0.05	NS	−0.15	NS
Eosinophils, blood	0.02	NS	0.04	NS	0.06	NS
BAL biomolecules
Myoglobin	−0.24	.05	−0.27	.03	0.12	NS
Prostasin	0.27	.03	0.15	NS	−0.27	.04