Figure 4
Correlation of serum cytokines and follow up PFT values in sarcoid patients. A correlation scatterplot depicts a positive association of MIF serum levels with %predicted TLC (r = 0.36, p = 0.007) (A). A correlation scatterplot of IL-18 showed a negative correlation with %DLCO (r = − 0.336, p = 0.01) (B); and %TLC (r = − 0.307, p = 0.02) (C). A correlation scatterplot of lysozyme displayed a significant negative correlation with %DLCO (r = − 0.316, p = 0.01) (D). A correlation scatterplot of serum IgG levels displayed a significant negative correlation with %DLCO (r = − 0.325, p = 0.01) and (F) with %FVC (r = − 0.337, p = 0.01) (E). p value < 0.05 was considered to be significant.
