Table 3.
Linear regression analysis between CEA levels and other clinical characteristics.
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Age | 0.470# | 0.060 | 0.256# | 0.293# |
| CREA | 0.125 | 0.347# | 0.326# | 0.258# |
| CK | 0.017 | 0.250* | 0.365# | 0.211# |
| CK-MB | 0.327# | 0.189 | 0.194 | 0.239** |
| UA | 0.231 | 0.234 | 0.119 | 0.174* |
| ALT | 0.268* | 0.380# | 0.210* | 0.301# |
| AST | 0.409# | 0.451# | 0.263# | 0.388# |
| HGB | −0.045 | 0.179 | 0.122 | 0.083 |
| WBC count | −0.084 | −0.061 | −0.093 | −0.087 |
| BNP | 0.291* | 0.368# | 0.124 | 0.300# |
| TNT | 0.317* | 0.449* | 0.389# | 0.387# |
| sPAP | −0.228* | 0.359# | 0.106 | 0.134* |
| dPAP | −0.330# | −0.012 | 0.017 | 0.039 |
| mPAP | −0.296# | 0.197 | 0.091 | 0.111 |
| PVR* | −0.304# | −0.042 | 0.052 | −0.207* |
| PO | 0.174 | 0.142 | 0.054 | 0.255# |
| PI | 0.164 | 0.07 | 0.003 | 0.236# |
| Qp/Qs | 0.369# | 0.224 | −0.082 | 0.346# |
Data are shown as R values.
*P<0.05, #P<0.01.
CREA, creatinine; CK, creatine kinase; UA, uric acid; ALT, alanine aminotransferase; AST, aspartate aminotransferase; HGB, hemoglobin; WBC, white blood cell; BNP, N-terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide; TNT, troponin T; sPAP, systolic pulmonary arterial pressure; dPAP, diastolic pulmonary arterial pressure; mPAP, mean pulmonary arterial pressure; PVR, pulmonary vascular resistance; PO, pulmonary output; PI, pulmonary index; Qp/Qs, ratio of blood flow quantity between the pulmonary and systemic circulations.