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Table 2 Laboratory findings in patients with SSc-ILD

From: Association of elevated α-defensin levels with interstitial pneumonia in patients with systemic sclerosis

Variables

N

median

IQR

Laboratory data

 PaO2 (torr)

28

92.0

(76.6–95.1)

 KL-6 (U/mL)

30

973

(529–1986)

 SP-D (ng/mL)

33

212

(114–308)

 SP-A (ng/mL)

25

83.4

(58.3–121.5)

Pulmonary function test

 %VC (%)

33

92.3

(76.4–111.8)

 FEV1/FEV (%)

33

78.4

(73.5–83.7)

 %DLco (%)

32

56.6

(41.2–66.9)

BALF cell findings

 TCC (× 105/mL)

33

2.8

(2.3–4.4)

 Macrophages (%)

33

74.8

(58.3–86.8)

 Lymphocytes (%)

33

10.6

(7.9–18.7)

 Neutrophils (%)

33

5.1

(1.8–12.0)

 Eosinophils (%)

33

1.7

(1.0–5.9)

 CD4/8 (%)

33

1.3

(0.6–2.2)

HRCT findings

 Ground glass opacity (%)

33

11.7

(5.9–29.2)

 Reticular opacities (%)

33

6.7

(1.7–15.9)

TRPG

30

25.5

(18.0–30.5)

  1. IQR inter-quartile range, TRPG tricuspid regurgitation peak gradient