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Table 2 Correlation between free fatty acids (FFA), surface tension (γ), and lung mechanics and clinical severity.

From: Clinical and biological role of secretory phospholipase A2 in acute respiratory distress syndrome infants

 

FFA

γ

 

ρ

P

Adj- P

ρ

P

Adj- P

Crs

-0.46

0.009

0.011

-0.54

0.03

0.047

Murray's score

0.643

<0.001

0.004

0.57

0.021

0.035

OI

0.45

0.008

0.021

0.53

0.036

0.045

  1. Lung mechanics are described by Crs, while clinical severity by Murray's score and OI. Spearman correlation coefficient (ρ) with its significance p-value. Adj-p is the p-value adjusted for infants' weight and age, using partial correlation technique.
  2. γ: minimum surface tension; Crs: static compliance of the respiratory system; FFA: free fatty acids; OI: oxygenation index.
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