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. 2020 May 22;158(4):1526–1534. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.04.066

Table 4.

Annual Change in Plasma Biomarkers and FVC in Antifibrotic Exposed and Nonexposed Individuals

Biomarker Antifibrotic Nonexposed (n = 23)
Antifibrotic Exposed (n = 33)
Change 95% CI P Change 95% CI P
CA-125 (pg/mL) 3.78 0.56 6.98 .02 −0.82 −4.92 3.26 .69
CXCL13 (pg/mL) 18.80 1.66 35.96 .03 −10.70 −32.74 11.34 .34
MMP7 (ng/mL) 0.02 −0.14 0.18 .79 −0.04 −0.24 0.16 .68
SP-D (ng/mL) 1.82 0.66 2.96 .002 0.26 −1.20 1.74 .73
YKL-40 (ng/mL) 3.78 −1.26 8.80 .14 −4.68 −11.20 1.72 .15
VCAM-1 (ng/mL) 35.80 2.32 69.40 .04 4.62 −38.18 47.40 .83
Osteopontin (ng/mL) 2.82 1.20 4.42 .001 −0.60 −2.58 1.56 .62
Lung function
 FVC, mL −27.74 −54.20 −1.30 .005 8.80 −25.32 43.10 .33
 DLCO, mL/min/mm Hg −0.31 −0.55 -0.07 .01 0.14 −0.17 0.45 .38

Models adjusted for race, smoking history, and baseline GAP score. See Table 1 legend for expansions of abbreviations.