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. 2022 Jan 24;23:15. doi: 10.1186/s12931-022-01934-w

Table 4.

sRAGE in different subtypes of emphysema

No Emphysema (LAA below − 950HU < 6%) Emphysema
(LAA below -950HU 6%)
Homogeneous Heterogeneous
No dominance − 10% < HD < 10% Upper HD > 10% Lower HD <  − 10%
Number 315 125 45 9
Presence COPD 49%1 86%2a 98% 100%
FEV1%pred 84.7% (20.0)1 63.1% (26.5)2a 56.9% (24.3)3 36.6% (10.3)
%LAA below -950HU 1.97 (1.65)1 13.86 (7.65)2c 23.38 (9.65) 29.19 (11.16)
Centrilobular 1 (0–4)1 3 (0–5) 2c 4 (3–5)3 4 (2–5)
Paraseptal 0 (0–2)1 0 (0–2)2a 1 (0–2) 0 (0–2)
sRAGE 2.22 (1.02)1 1.89 (0.75)2b 1.53 (0.73) 1.57 (0.45)

Data given in number, percentage, mean (standard deviation), or median (range). HD: heterogeneity difference (Upper–Lower Lobes %LAA below -950HU)

1p < 0.0001 vs emphysema

2ap < 0.05 vs heterogeneous emphysema

2bp < 0.01 vs heterogeneous emphysema

2cp < 0.0001 vs heterogeneous emphysema

3p < 0.05 vs lower lobe heterogeneous emphysema