Table 2 |
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Association of vital capacity with serum markers by multiple linear regression analysis |
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| βest (95% confidence interval) |
r |
P |
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| IL-15 |
-0.36 (-0.57 to -0.14) |
-0.40 |
0.002 |
| Inflammatory activity |
1.65 (-6.45 to 9.75) |
0.05 |
0.691 |
| Anticentromer antibodies |
19.49 (9.72 to 29.27) |
0.46 |
<0.001 |
| Anti-scleroderma-70 antibodies |
-0.60 (-10.49 to 9.30) |
-0.02 |
0.605 |
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Coefficient of determination = 37%. Inflammatory activity describes an increased erythrocyte sedimentation rate, increased C-reactive protein or increased orosomucoid either alone or in combination. |
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Wuttge et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2007 9:R85 doi:10.1186/ar2284 |
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