Table 4

Relationships between inflammatory markers and measures of lung function assessed by the low frequency forced oscillation technique (LFFOT)

Descriptor	Z value	p value
Raw, tissue resistance; Grs, tissue damping; Hrs, tissue elastance; η, ratio of damping to elastance.
*p<0.05.
% neutrophils v LFFOT	Raw = 2.09	0.036*
	Grs = 2.35	0.19
	Hrs = 0.41	0.68
	η = 3.03	0.002*
Log₁₀ no of neutrophils v LFFOT	Raw = 1.90	0.057
	Grs = 2.62	0.009*
	Hrs = 0.66	0.955
	η = 3.63	<0.001*
Log₁₀ TCC v LFFOT	Raw = 1.72	0.085
	Grs = 2.47	0.013*
	Hrs = 0.65	0.518
	η = 3.51	<0.001*
Log10 IL-8 v LFFOT	Raw = 1.58	0.115
	Grs = 2.43	0.024*
	Hrs = 0.06	0.955
	η = 3.31	0.001*
Log10 LTB₄v LFFOT	Raw = 1.59	0.112
	Grs = 2.44	0.014*
	Hrs = 1.91	0.056
	η = 1.54	0.122