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. 2010 Dec 21;14(6):R229. doi: 10.1186/cc9382

Table 3.

Change in protein C level from study Day 1 to study Day 7 in the primary efficacy population

Alternative therapy Standard therapy P-value* Absolute difference in change Two-sided 95% CI
Primary Objective: n = 202 n = 221
Change in PC, days 1 to 7, mean activity units (%) ± SD 31 ± 29 24 ± 29 0.011 7 (2, 13)
Classification of change, n (%)
 No change or decreased 38 (18.8) 61 (27.6)
 Increased, but still deficient 64 (31.7) 60 (27.1)
 Increased and above LLN 100 (49.5) 100 (45.2)
Secondary Objective
Moderate deficiency group:
n = 171 n = 175
Change in PC, days 1 to 7, mean activity units (%) ± SD, 30 ± 29 24 ± 28 0.047 6 (0, 12)
Classification of change, n (%)
 No change or decreased 35 (20.5) 46 (26.3)
 Increased, but still deficient 50 (29.2) 44 (25.1)
 Increased and above LLN 86 (50.3) 85 (48.6)
Secondary Objective
Severe deficiency group:
n = 31 n = 46
Change in PC, days 1 to 7, mean activity units (%) ± SD, 38 ± 27 25 ± 32 0.063 13 (-1, 27)
Classification of change, n (%)
 No change or decreased 3 (9.7) 15 (32.6)
 Increased, but still deficient 14 (45.2) 16 (34.8)
 Increased and above LLN 14 (45.2) 15 (32.6)

*P-value calculated by an unadjusted two-sample t-test.

Change in protein C results analyzed with imputation.

Percentage of protein C change from baseline >10%. The P-value for protein C classification as increased in the primary objective is 0.03, calculated by a Chi-Square test.

CI, confidence interval; LLN, lower limit of normal; PC, protein C