Table 3.

Change in the levels of (A) sCD40L, (B) P-selectin and (C) hsCRP over 4 weeks presented as medians and interquartile ranges as well as mean percentage change

	Baseline	Week 1	Week 2	Week 3	Week 4
(A) sCD40L levels over 4 weeks after clopidogrel cessation
CD40L
Median	224	298	285.5	292	324.5
Max	1450	2483	2559	2871	2474
Min	10	36	23	42	18
Q3	364.5	478	569.5	509	541
Q1	129.5	161	160.75	155	199.5
Upper limit of normal	0 pg/ml
Lower limit of normal	5000 pg/nl
Average	310.2	434.9	469.1	412.9	446.1
Std	282.3	453.8	483.7	431.3	409.5
Mean percent change from baseline + SE		35% + 10%	39% + 11%	33% + 10%	39% + 11%
		P < 0.001	P < 0.001	P < 0.001	P < 0.001
(B) P-selectin levels over 4 weeks after clopidogrel cessation
P-selectin
Median	44	49	50	45.5	45
Max	104	114	138	147	150
Min	20	22	9	17	23
Q3	58	60.25	60.25	59	55.25
Q1	37	40	39	35	35
Upper limit of normal	51 ng/ml
Lower limit of normal	113 ng/ml
Mean	47.2	51.3	51.7	49.2	48.1
Std	16.2	17.2	18.7	20.1	20.3
Mean percent change from baseline + SE		9% + 2%	11% + 2%	4% + 3%	2% + 3%
		P < 0.001	P < 0.001	P = 0.173	P = 0.488
(C) Levels of CRP over 4 weeks after clopidogrel cessation
hsCRP (mg/L)
Median	1.59	1.25	1.1	1.11	1.22
Min	0.1	0.1	0.2	0.2	0.1
Max	57.9	27.7	15.6	62.9	19.5
Q3	3.70	2.61	3.46	3.29	2.83
Q1	0.74	0.72	0.66	0.62	0.61
Average	3.92	2.39	2.33	2.87	2.76
Std	7.73	3.60	2.63	6.70	3.96
Lower limit of normal	0 mg/L
Upper limit of normal	11 mg/L
Mean percent change from baseline + SE		−21% + 7%	−23% + 7%	−19.% + 8%	−18% + 8%
		P = 0.008	P = 0.004	P = 0.038	P = 0.062