Table 1.

Plasma concentrations of sCD14 and AAT.

Pi group	sCD14 (μg/ml)			AAT (mg/ml)
	Total	Males	Females	Total	Males	Females
MM (n = 95)	1.26 ± 0.03	1.25 ± 0.05 (n = 38)	1.26 ± 0.03 (n = 57)	1.45 ± 0.04	1.35 ± 0.04II (n = 38)	1.51 ± 0.06II (n = 57)
ZZ (n = 75)	1.40 ± 0.04*, ‡	1.38 ± 0.05 (n = 43)	1.43 ± 0.06 (n = 32)	0.24 ± 0.01†,§	0.22 ± 0.01** (n = 43)	0.26 ± 0.01** (n = 32)
SZ (n = 34)	1.24 ± 0.04	1.24 ± 0.05 (n = 17)	1.24 ± 0.06 (n = 17)	0.61 ± 0.03†	0.57 ± 0.02 (n = 17)	0.66 ± 0.05 (n = 17)

Abbreviations used: n, number of cases; sCD14, soluble CD14; AAT, α₁-antitrypsin.

Results are mean ± SEM.

* p < 0.01 vs MM,

^† p < 0.001 vs MM,

^‡ p < 0.05 vs SZ,

^§ p < 0.001 vs SZ,

^II p < 0.05 between gender within group,

** p < 0.01 between gender within group.