Table 2.
ADA analysis and correlation with study variables for different subgroups
| All patients (n = 160) | TPE (n = 80) | Non TPE (n = 80) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Gender |
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Mean ADA |
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(IU/L) |
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| Male |
66 ± 50 |
p = 0.712 |
98 ± 37 |
p = 0.364 |
35 ± 42 |
P = 0.067 |
| Female |
63 ± 52 |
|
106 ± 32 |
|
17 ± 16 |
|
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Race |
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Mean ADA |
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(IU/L) |
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| Chinese |
52 ± 48 |
p < 0.001 |
95 ± 37 |
p = 0.306 |
27 ± 33 |
P = 0.121 |
| Malay |
73 ± 43 |
|
95 ± 36 |
|
38 ± 27 |
|
| Indian |
94 ± 47 |
113 ± 28 |
19 ± 18 |
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| Others |
110 ± 48 |
110 ± 36 |
115 ± 95 |
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ADA level |
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According to age |
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(IU/L) |
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| Age ≤ 55 years |
92 ± 47 |
P < 0.001 |
107 ± 33 |
P = 0.002 |
56 ± 57 |
P = 0.000 |
| Age > 55 years |
34 ± 34 |
79 ± 34 |
19 ± 15 |
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|
Age corr coeff (r) |
r = −0.621 |
p < 0.001 |
r = −0.281 |
p = 0.011 |
r = −0.556 |
P = 0.000 |
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Fluid |
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Corr coeff (r) |
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| Protein |
r = 0.556 |
p < 0.001 |
r = 0.442 |
p < 0.001 |
r = 0.343 |
P = 0.02 |
| LDH |
r = 0.427 |
p < 0.001 |
r = 0.473 |
p < 0.001 |
r = 0.836 |
P = 0.000 |
| Cell count |
r = 0.237 |
p = 0.003 |
r = 0.160 |
p = 0.162 |
r = 0.573 |
P = 0.000 |
| Lymphocytes | r = 0.314 | p < 0.001 | r = 0.116 | p = 0.305 | r = 0.534 | P = 0.000 |