Table 5.
The differences for the tested variables depending on acne stage.
| Characteristics | CG (n = 81) | MPG (n = 78) | p 1 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glutathione peroxidase (U/L4) | |||||
| Mild acne | 5548.79 | 1688.27 | 4855.38 | 118.36 | 0.081 |
| Moderate acne | 6089.29 | 760.39 | 5874.26 | 1348.97 | 0.154 |
| Severe acne | 6855.50 | 1085.19 | 5583.60 | 620.32 | 0.015 |
| p 2 | p = 0.001 | p = 0.675 | - | ||
| Catecholamines (µg/g creatinine) | |||||
| Dopamine | |||||
| Mild acne | 250.10 | 162.89 | 545.19 | 2.68 | 0.001 |
| Moderate acne | 328.96 | 163.95 | 535.71 | 178.63 | 0.001 |
| Severe acne | 365.41 | 141.81 | 673.80 | 194.01 | 0.001 |
| p = 0.003 | p = 0.005 | ||||
| Noradrenaline | |||||
| Mild acne | 33.05 | 13.12 | 52.60 | 0.55 | 0.007 |
| Moderate acne | 38.53 | 14.42 | 55.94 | 13.14 | 0.001 |
| Severe acne | 41.69 | 10.70 | 66.76 | 10.99 | 0.001 |
| p 2 | p = 0.098 | p = 0.001 | |||
| Adrenaline | |||||
| Mild acne | 3.34 | 4.49 | 11.00 | 0.00 | 0.059 |
| Moderate acne | 5.36 | 3.93 | 10.14 | 2.16 | 0.001 |
| Severe acne | 5.22 | 1.85 | 12.41 | .98 | 0.001 |
| p 2 | p = 0.129 | p < 0.001 | |||
| NADR/ADR | |||||
| Mild acne | 9.70 | 5.60 | 4.77 | 0.05 | 0.001 |
| Moderate acne | 7.18 | 6.06 | 5.81 | 1.80 | 0.001 |
| Severe acne | 7.98 | 7.82 | 5.5 | 4.26 | 0.015 |
| p 2 | p = 0.064 | p = 0.019 | |||
1 Mann–Whitney, 2 Kruskal–Wallis Test, NADR/ADR—noradrenaline/adrenaline ratio.