. 2013 Oct 17;12:151. doi: 10.1186/1475-2840-12-151

Table 5.

Serum angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ace2) levels before and after acute myocardial infarction (mi)

		Serum ACE2 level (ng/mL)
		Before acute MI	After acute MI
Total	GG	7.2±4.2	16.4±8.2^a
(n=165)	(n=116)	7.2±4.2	16.4±8.2^a
	GA+AA	6.4±4.7	8.5±5.2^b,c
	(n=49)	6.4±4.7	8.5±5.2^b,c
Male	GG	7.0±4.6	16.1±8.5^a
(n=105)	(n=71)	7.0±4.6	16.1±8.5^a
	GA+AA	6.1±4.7	8.1±5.7^b,c
	(n=34)	6.1±4.7	8.1±5.7^b,c
Female	GG	7.5±3.7	16.9±7.8^a
(n=60)	(n=45)	7.5±3.7	16.9±7.8^a
(n=60)	GA+AA	7.1±4.6	9.3±4.7^b,c
	(n=15)

Note: ^ap<0.05 compared with GG before acute MI by paired t-test; ^bp<0.05 compared with GA+AA before acute MI by paired t-test; ^cp<0.05 compared with GG after acute MI by analysis of covariance using serum ACE2 levels before acute MI as a covariate.