Figure 3
From: FEV1 inversely correlates with metalloproteinases 1, 7, 9 and CRP in COPD by biomass smoke exposure
Plasma levels of the C-reactive protein (CRP) in COPD and NS healthy women, and relationship between CRP and FEV 1 (% predicted). There were significant differences among BE and TS groups when compared with NS healthy women. COPD groups did not show difference among them: (A) plasma levels of CRP. (B) Relationship between plasma levels of CRP in COPD and NS healthy women with the FEV1 (% predicted) performed with the Pearson correlation coefficient (r). r = 0.4227 and p <0.0001. Results are expressed as mean ± SD; p <0.01. NS (▪). TS (▲). BE (●).