Valuable Serum Markers in Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis

Table 1

The clinical and biochemical properties of 122 PAP patients.

	PAP ()
Age (years)
Male/female	77/45
Smoking (yes/no)	72/50
SBP (mmHg)
DBP (mmHg)
HDL-C (mmol/l)
LDL-C (mmol/l)
TC (mmol/l)
TG (mmol/l)
apoA1 (g/l)
apoB (g/l)
IgA
IgG
IgM
IgE
C3
C4
WBCC (10^9/l)
Neutrophil count (10^9/l)
Lymphocyte count (10^9/l)
Monocyte count (10^9/l)
CEA (ng/ml)
CYFRA21-1 (ng/ml)
NSE (ng/ml)
LDH (IU/l)
DLCO-SB (%)

Abbreviations: SBP: systolic blood pressure; DBP: diastolic blood pressure; TC: total cholesterol; TG: triacylglyceride; LDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; HDL-C: high-density lipoprotein cholesterol; WBCC: while blood cell count; CEA: carcinoembryonic antigen; NSE: neuron-specific enolase; LDH: lactic dehydrogenase; DLCO: diffusion capacity for carbon monoxide.