Table 4.
Comparison of TREM-2 expressions on the surface of myeloid cells in BALF of PS patients with normal versus low 25(OH)D vitamin serum levels.
| TREM-2 | Normal 25(OH)D levels | Low 25(OH)D | P |
|---|---|---|---|
| (1) Total number | Mean ± SD: 188.82 ± 396.2 Median: 60.71 Range: 5.99–1240.9 |
Mean ± SD: 32.78 ± 22.8 Median: 26.09 1.74–104.8 |
0.0131∗ |
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| (2) Percentage | Mean ± SD: 48.74 ± 18.0 Median: 48.5 Range: 15.1–82.3 |
Mean ± SD: 31.6 ± 16.8 Median: 30.2 Range: 2.7–87.4 |
0.0071∗∗ |
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| (3) MFI | Mean ± SD: 14.2 ± 15.2 Median: 4.5 Range: 2.28–44.8 |
Mean ± SD: 9.8 ± 16.1 Median: 4.5 Range: 0.79–74.3 |
0.2680∗ |
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| (4) Total expression (min-max data transformation) | Mean ± SD: 4.34 ± 0.77 Median: 4.33 Range: 2.8–5.2 |
Mean ± SD: 3.52 ± 0.88 Median: 3.62 Range: 0.68–5.6 |
0.0039∗ |
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| (5) Total expression (number of positive variables) | Mean ± SD: 1.89 ± 0.78 Median: 2 Range: 0–3 |
Mean ± SD: 0.62 ± 0.70 Median: 1 Range: 0–3 |
0.0005∗ |
∗Mann-Whitney test, ∗∗ t-test.