Table 2.

Serum IMA, Gal-3, PON-1, and MPO levels in the brucellosis group and control group.

Parameters	Controlgroup	Patientgroup	95% confidence interval of the difference	p
			Lower -Upper
IMA (ng/ml)	149,16 ± 93,10	217,52 ± 150,40*	12,67–124,04	0,017
Gal-3 (pg/ml)	408,28 ± 159,74	711,56 ± 621,50*	101,28–505,27	0,005
PON-1 (ng/ml)	220,30 ± 146,37	141,25 ± 64,59 *	28,68–129,40	0,003
MPO (ng/ml)	22,62 ± 12,85	30,86 ± 15,02*	2,01–14,46	0,010

Notes: Data are expressed as mean ± SD (standart deviation), p < 0.01* the degree of significance of comparison between the patient and control group.

Abbrevations: IMA: Ischemic modified albumin:, gal-3: galectin-3, PON-1: paraoxonase-1, and MPO: myeloperoxidase.