Table 3.
Plasma levels of MMP-9 at all three follow-up intervals in cluster 1 (n = 13) and cluster 2 (n = 27). The p values show paired comparisons of mean values between the clusters
| LEAQ_0 | LEAQ_8 | LEAQ_18 | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | Min | Max | SD | Mean | Min | Max | SD | Mean | Min | Max | SD | |
| Cluster 1 | 6.7 | 0 | 19 | 6.6 | 30 | 22 | 33 | 3.0 | 34.8 | 33 | 35 | 0.5 |
| Cluster 2 | 4.8 | 0 | 28 | 6.7 | 25.8 | 9 | 35 | 6.3 | 31.5 | 24 | 35 | 3.4 |
| p-value | 0.31 | 0.03 | < 0.01 | |||||||||
| MMP-9_0 [ng/ml] | MMP-9_8 [ng/ml] | MMP-9_18 [ng/ml] | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | Min | Max | SD | Mean | Min | Max | SD | Mean | Min | Max | SD | |
| Cluster 1 | 105.4 | 31.4 | 188.2 | 41.4 | 74.1 | 10.32 | 194.0 | 54.4 | 85.1 | 18.99 | 244.0 | 67.5 |
| Cluster 2 | 280 | 152.3 | 456.7 | 78.1 | 167.8 | 26.1 | 490.4 | 136.6 | 139 | 138.9 | 512.3 | 114.3 |
| p-value | < 0.01 | 0.01 | 0.11 | |||||||||
min minimum value, max maximum value, SD standard deviation