TABLE 2.
MULTIRESPONSE PERMUTATION PROCEDURE ANALYSIS OF TRFLP PRODUCTS
T Value | A Value | P Value | |
Smoker control vs. cystic fibrosis | −7.92 | 0.24 | 1.26 × 10−5 |
Smoker control vs. COPD (GOLD 4) | −7.80 | 0.35 | 0.0001 |
Smoker control vs. nonsmoker control | 1.04 | −0.03 | 0.86 |
Cystic fibrosis vs. COPD (GOLD 4) | −5.68 | 0.19 | 0.0002 |
Cystic fibrosis vs. nonsmoker control | −7.37 | 0.21 | 8.86 × 10−6 |
COPD (GOLD 4) vs. nonsmoker control | −7.80 | 0.34 | 0.0001 |
Definition of abbreviations: COPD = chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; GOLD = Global Initiative for COPD; TRFLP = terminal restriction fragment length polymorphism.