Table III.

Levels of hs-CRP, ESR and LA among cases and control subjects in male and female subjects

Parameter	Male		Female
	ICAO cases (n = 70)	Controls (n = 55)	ICAO cases (n = 19)	Controls (n = 34)
Hs-CRP, mean ± SD [mmol/l]	5.81 ±4.82a†	2.83 ±3.79	7.27 ±6.41d†	1.84 ±2.70
ESR, mean ± SD [mm/h]	27.30 ±22.12b†	13.11 ±11.36	16.38 ±7.70	11.35 ±8.80
LA, mean ± SD [mmol/l]	3.33 ±0.98c†	2.78 ±0.57	3.27 ±0.60	2.85 ±0.83

Data are shown as mean ± SD, frequency as a number (%).

^a0.00155

^b0.00138

^c0.00124

^d0.00019

^†p ≤ 0.002 for differences from control subjects.