Table 6

Correlations between pulmonary function and HRQoL at 6 months (n = 110)

SF-36	FVC	FEV₁	VC	TLC	Tlco*
PF, physical functioning; SF, social functioning; RP, role limitation due to physical problems; RE, role limitation due to emotional problems; MH, mental health; BP, bodily pain; VT, vitality; GH, general health.
Values shown are Pearson’s correlation coefficients (r).
*p<0.01; †p<0.05; ‡p = 0.05.
PF	0.31*	0.40*	0.42*	0.19	0.30*
RP	0.31*	0.39*	0.35*	0.18	0.34*
BP	0.16	0.29*	0.27*	0.03	0.17
GH	0.29*	0.32*	0.29*	0.11	0.32*
VT	0.16	0.23†	0.12	0.01	0.13
SF	0.24‡	0.39*	0.24‡	0.13	0.27‡
RE	0.15	0.22†	0.22†	−0.01	0.22†
MH	0.13	0.22†	0.09	0.02	0.26‡