Table 2.
Mast cell tryptase mean fluorescence intensity by location and disease state.
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| Control | Remission | Active | p value | |
| Epithelium | 995 (mean) | 708 | 775 | p < 0.0001 |
| 901(median) | 589 | 648 | ||
| 143–2352 (range) | 114–3072 | 61–3032 | ||
| n | 119 | 445 | 2,858 | |
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| Papillae | 1155 | 1210 | 792 | p < 0.0001 |
| 1070 | 1084 | 632 | ||
| 315–2262 | 169–2822 | 103–2399 | ||
| n | 61 | 69 | 95 | |
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| LP | 1448 | 1279 | 923 | p < 0.0001 |
| 1429 | 1105 | 824 | ||
| 251–2949 | 206–3100 | 114–2687 | ||
| n | 174 | 325 | 202 | |
LP, lamina propria; n, number of mast cells.
Kruskal-Wallis test used for calculation of p value.