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. 2008 Oct 14;99(8):1251–1255. doi: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6604699

Table 2. Comparison of the phenotypic poor metabolisers and extensive metabolisers.

  Phenotype
 
  Poor metabolisers (log OMP HI >1) Extensive metabolisers (log OMP HI <1)  
  median (IQ range) n=12 median (IQ range) n=19 P-valuea
IL-1α 111.2 (17.7, 287.3) 107.2 (20.8, 794.5) 0.61
IL-1β 1.4 (0, 39.2) 1.1 (0, 2.3) 0.35
IL-6 65.9 (12.0, 82.7) 38.0 (13.4, 134.9) 0.97
TNF 7.4 (3.8, 12.5) 6.5 (4, 9.3) 0.57
TGF 497.5 (338.8, 641.3) 490 (440, 553) 0.63
CRP 9.1 (2.3, 39.3) 8.7 (2.0, 24.0) 0.76
Albumin 46.9 (43.4, 50.2) 44.8 (43.0, 48.9) 0.41
Growth hormone 988.8 (222.5, 3075) 955.7 (496.3, 4117.2) 0.44
BMI 27.7 (21.7, 30.0) 23.7 (22.0, 27.6) 0.09

Median and interquartile (IQ) ranges are shown for levels of inflammatory cytokines, albumin concentration, growth hormone concentration and body mass index (BMI).

a

Mann–Whitney rank-sum test.