Table 1.
Concentration of anti-Neu5Gc IgG antibodies.
| n | Mean value (μg/mL) |
SD | Median value (μg/mL) |
Minimum (μg/mL) |
Maximum (μg/mL) |
P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| General population | 50 | 5.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 24 | |
| Males of the general population | 24 | 2.5 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 0.0 | 10 | 0.3360** |
| Females of the general population | 26 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 24 | |
| Hypothyroidism | 48 | 14.8 | 15.9 | 10.0 | 0.0 | 67.5 | 0.0003* 0.0273** |
| Hashimoto | 35 | 31.1 | 16.3 | 27.2 | 13.6 | 88.3 | 0.0000* 0.0000** |
*derived from Mann-Whitney test, when the group was compared with the general population group. **derived from Mann-Whitney test, when the group was compared with female individuals of the general population.