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Table 4 Correlation between serum levels of TGF-β1 with the clinical data

From: Serum level of transforming growth factor-beta1 in major idiopathic interstitial pneumonia

Variables

Serum TGF-β1

Age

r

− 0.39

P

0.03

Dyspnoea score

r

− 0.30

P

0.11

6-MWD

r

0.44

P

0.02

  1. r: Pearson’s correlation, the sign before (r) represent the direction of correlation. P represents the significance of the correlation. P is considered significant if < 0.05