Table 3

Correlations between lung function parameters and CT subscore parameters

Total CFCT score (%)Subscores
BronchiectasisAirway wall thickeningMucus pluggingParenchymal consolidationAir trapping (n=24)
MBW
 LCI z-score0.800**0.494**0.809**0.720**0.362*0.263
 scond×VT z-score0.2760.2760.1200.3130.0430.380
 sacin×VT z-score0.361*0.2460.3580.301−0.270.134
Spirometry
 FEV1 z-score−0.632**−0.355−0.565**−0.481**−0.298−0.399
 FEF25–75 z-score−0.463 **−0.185−0.518**−0.31−0.256−0.368
 FEV1/FVC z-score−0.336−0.041−0.493**−0.269−0.273−0.078
  • Significant correlations (Spearman correlation coefficients) are marked in bold; **p<0.01, *p<0.05.

  • LCI, Lung Clearance Index; MBW, multiple breath washout; VT, tidal volume.