Table 1. Average gene number and upregulated/downregulated gene ratio per list by comparison type (based on algorithm, sex, treatment and disease state).

	Genes per list	Up/down gene ratio
Comparison type	(mean ± std(p value))	(mean ± std (p value))
T-test*	45.17±49.08	1.87±1.52
Rank Products	97.06±93.54 (0.043)	1.88±1.41 (0.856)
All*	84.25±98.41	2.65±1.59
Females	86.42±80.45 (0.911)	1.20±1.01 (0.004)
Males	42.67±44.32 (0.166)	1.97±1.35 (0.175)
All*	113.08±104.59	1.86±1.50
Same treat	53.58±57.25 (0.039)	1.71±1.52 (0.892)
No treat	46.67±48.19 (0.096)	2.41±1.38 (0.324)
Relapse vs remission*	77±63.36	2.08±1.11
Remission vs controls	65.22±92.17 (0.526)	1.69±1.73 (0.432)

*The group used as reference for the T-test comparisons in each case.