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. 2017 Dec 8;12(12):e0187833. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0187833

Table 6. Correlation analysis among forced oscillation parameters and pulmonary diffusion capacity results.

The strongest correlation for each FOT parameter is described in bold.

DLCOa DLCOa (%) DLCOc DLCOc (%) DLCO/AVc DLCO/AVc (%) AV (L) AV (%)
R0 -0.62 -0.49 -0.45 -0.31 0.06 0.06 -0.55 -0.51
<0.0001 <0.001 0.0001 ns ns ns <0.0001 <0.0001
Rm -0.62 -0.49 -0.48 -0.34 0.01 0.02 -0.56 -0.52
<0.0001 0.0005 <0.0001 <0.005 ns ns <0.0001 <0.0001
R4 -0.57 -0.38 -0.42 -0.24 0.10 0.13 -0.53 -0.43
<0.0001 0.001 <0.0005 ns ns ns <0.0001 <0.0005
Xm 0.11 0.23 0.10 0.27 -0.09 0.02 0.18 0.35
ns ns ns ns ns ns ns <0.005
Fr -0.13 -0.24 -0.11 -0.28 0.12 -0.002 -0.19 -0.35
ns ns ns ns ns ns ns <0.005
Cdyn 0.63 0.45 0.53 0.40 -0.09 -0.06 0.66 0.53
<0.0001 0.0001 <0.001 <0.001 ns ns <0.0001 <0.0001
Z4 -0.57 -0.43 -0.48 -0.36 0.01 0.06 -0.57 -0.53
<0.0001 <0.0005 <0.0001 <0.005 ns ns <0.0001 <0.0001