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The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology

Table 5 Correlation between levels of hyaluronic acid with different parameters in COPD patients during first visit

From: Assessment of hyaluronic acid in COPD patients as a prognostic biomarker

Studied parameters

Level of hyaluronic acid

Correlation

p-value

Age

0.512

0.000**

BMI

0.041

0.715

Smoking index

0.273

0.014*

FEV1%Pred

 − 0.824

0.000**

FVC %Pred

 − 0.596

0.000**

FEV1/FVC

 − 0.849

0.000**

  1. COPD chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, BMI body mass index, FEV1 forced expiratory volume in the first second, FVC forced vital capacity
  2. *Significant
  3. **Strong significant
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