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Table 2 Spearman’s correlations between sestrin2 and the other factors

From: Sestrin2 is involved in asthma: a case–control study

 

Asthma during exacerbation

Asthma when controlled

r

p value

r

p value

Age

0.209

0.173

0.034

0.825

Gender

− 0.014

0.929

− 0.057

0.712

Body mass index

0.144

0.351

− 0.026

0.868

Smoking index

0.099

0.524

− 0.028

0.855

PEF

− 0.309

0.041*

− 0.237

0.121

FEV1% predicted

− 0.393

0.008*

− 0.543

< 0.001*

FVC% predicted

− 0.264

0.083

− 0.424

0.004*

FEV1/FVC ratio

− 0.379

0.011*

− 0.433

0.003*

  1. PEF peak expiratory flow, FEV1 forced expiratory volume in 1 s, FVC forced vital capacity
  2. * Statistically significant difference