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Cytokine
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IL-5
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IL-9
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Duration of disease
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r = -0.475 (p = 0.05)
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n.s.
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Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction
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n.s.
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r = -0.364 (p = 0.02)
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- A negative Pearson's correlation coefficient (r) indicates that cytokine expression inversely correlates
- with the variable in exam (e.g. : patients with longer disease duration had smaller concentrations of
- plasmatic IL-5 in comparison with patients more recently diagnosed).
- A statistically significant inverse correlation of IL-9 plasma levels with left ventricular ejection fraction
- was found among the ICM group only (n = 42).
- An inverse correlation between IL-5 plasma levels and duration of disease was found in NYHA III-IV
- ICM patients only (n = 18).
