Plasma CC-16 was found to have positive association
with % predicted FVC (r = 0.195, p = 0.04). Plasma CRP
levels were also found to have a negative correlation
with % predicted FVC (r = −0.261, p = 0.005) and % predicted
FEV1 (r = −0.221, p = 0.019). No significant relationship
was found between lung function and other
inflammatory biomarkers