Research Article
BPI-ANCA Provides Additional Clinical Information to Anti-Pseudomonas Serology: Results from a Cohort of 117 Swedish Cystic Fibrosis Patients
Table 3
Correlations. Patients with a chronic colonization with PsA (Leeds 1) and known lung function at inclusion (
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| Correlates with | BPI-ANCA IgA | Alkaline protease | Elastase | Exotoxin A |
| Lung function decline (100-FEV1% pred.) -value | 0.44 | 0.35 | 0.20 | 0.06 |
| Alkaline protease -value | 0.12 | | 0.37 | 0.58 |
| Elastase -value | 0.21 | 0.37 | | 0.46 |
| Exotoxin A -value | 0.02 | 0.58 | 0.46 | |
| BPI-ANCA IgA -value | | 0.12 | 0.21 | 0.02 |
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