Table 2.

Biomarker levels in controls and patients with MMD.

Characteristics	Control (n = 144)	MMD (n = 121)	p value
WBC (109/L)	5.49 ± 0.19	6.47 ± 0.32	<0.0001
NEU (109/L)	3.26 ± 0.18	4.06 ± 0.05	<0.0001
Glu (mmol/L)	5.23 ± 0.09	5.35 ± 0.14	0.468
HCY (umol/L)	10.61 ± 0.38	12.40 ± 0.83	0.032
GDF-15 (pg/mL)	371.22 ± 19.16	701.31 ± 37.42	<0.0001
ST-2 (ng/mL)	7.55 ± 1.35	11.16 ± 1.14	0.0063

Data are mean ± standard error of the mean (SEM).