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The Egyptian Journal of Bronchology

Table 5 Correlation between serum levels of TGF-β1 and ABGs

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

Variables

Serum TGF-β1

PH

r

0.35

P

0.06

PaCO2

r

0.22 −

P

0.23

PaO2

r

0.39

P

0.03

HCO3

r

−0.15

P

0.42

PA-aO2 difference

r

−0.12

P

0.52

O2 saturation (room air)

r

0.33

P

0.07

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