Table 7.
Protein presence correlation in 39 to 57 MEE samples.
| Mucoid/Serous | Muc5B (no/yes) | dsDNAQubit | Sample number | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Muc5B (no/yes) | 0.008 | 57 | ||
| dsDNA- Qubit | 0.005 (S<M) | 0.28 | 55 | |
| IL-10 | 0.58 | 0.86 | 0.573; <0.001 | 39 |
| MDC | 0.81 | 0.93 | −0.001; 0.99 | 39 |
| IL-13 | 0.86 | 0.09 | 0.165; 0.33 | 39 |
| IL-17A | 0.92 | 0.40 | 0.557; <0.001 | 39 |
| IL-1b | 0.69 | 0.31 | 0.672; <0.001 | 39 |
| IL-6 | 0.65 | 0.93 | 0.461; 0.004 | 39 |
| IL-8 | 0.13 | 0.29 | 0.705; <0.001 | 39 |
| RANTES | 0.78 | 0.37 | 0.363; 0.027 | 39 |
| TNF-α | 0.73 | 0.53 | 0.580; <0.001 | 39 |
| VEGF | 0.20 | 0.09 | 0.690; <0.001 | 39 |
| MUC5B pixel | 0.004 (S<M) | 0.17 | 0.303; 0.046 | 46 |
Single values shown are p values from either a Chi square test or Wilcoxon rank sum test. Double values are correlation coefficients and p values from Spearman correlations. S<M indicates that the serous samples had a significantly lower abundance of the parameter studied than the mucoid samples. The values in bold are p values < 0.05.