Table 4 Correlation between sputum biomarkers and clinical scores in SSc group.

From: Inflammatory profile of induced sputum composition in systemic sclerosis and comparison with healthy volunteers

 

Rodnan score

IGFBP-1

0.11

IGFBP-2

0.46*

TGF-β

0.27

Il-8

0.39

TNF-α

0.05

YKL-40

0.23

MMP-7

0.34

MMP-9

0.15

  1. Spearman correlation: p < 0.05*.
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