Table 4.
Cellular Parameters of the Volunteers (Baseline and Mean Difference after Consuming Dry-Cured Ham for 4 Weeks).
| n = 21 | Baseline (before Dry-Cured Ham) | Mean Difference | Confidence Interval | p Value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low 95% | Upp 95% | ||||
| Platelet activation markers | |||||
| P-selectin expression, MFI | 492.67 | −55.24 | −76.32 | −34.16 | 0.0000272 |
| PAC-1 binding, MFI | 426.12 | 15.18 | −26.33 | 56.68 | 0.447 |
| Monocyte activation markers (n = 21) | |||||
| Mon1_ICAM-1R, MFI | 3799.22 | 552.94 | −484.15 | 1590.03 | 0.275 |
| Mon2_ICAM-1R, MFI | 6325.33 | −49.33 | −989.93 | 891.26 | 0.912 |
| Mon3_ICAM-1R, MFI | 4579.78 | 1114.66 | −113.87 | 2343.20 | 0.072 |
| Mon1_VCAM-1R, MFI | 672.70 | 643.25 | 222.89 | 1063.61 | 0.00480 |
| Mon2_VCAM-1R, MFI | 1243.75 | 3022.30 | 1453.88 | 4590.72 | 0.00075 |
| Mon3_VCAM-1R, MFI | 2048.55 | 1917.80 | 397.35 | 3438.25 | 0.01629 |
| Mon1_CXCR4, MFI | 1152.70 | 1019.90 | 545.43 | 1494.38 | 0.0000713 * |
| Mon2_CXCR4, MFI | 2415.00 | 4244.17 | 1313.45 | 7174.89 | 0.0002603 * |
| Mon3_CXCR4, MFI | 2215.55 | 9601.76 | 1498.90 | 17,704.61 | 0.0002743 * |
| Mon1_CD163, MFI | 1376.20 | 340.70 | −70.88 | 752.28 | 0.098 |
| Mon2_CD163, MFI | 1838.90 | 164.94 | −392.83 | 722.70 | 0.540 |
| Mon3_CD163, MFI | 2606.90 | −1016.48 | −1325.88 | −707.08 | 0.0000024 |
| Mon1_TLR4, MFI | 1050.57 | 261.05 | −44.91 | 567.00 | 0.0411524 * |
| Mon2_TLR4, MFI | 1915.72 | 2061.10 | 52.87 | 4069.33 | 0.0239622 * |
| Mon3_TLR4, MFI | 1611.00 | 3266.19 | 468.86 | 6063.52 | 0.0082297 * |
| Mon1_IL6R, MFI | 576.45 | −24.60 | −85.34 | 36.14 | 0.406 |
| Mon2_IL6R, MFI | 1186.40 | −332.05 | −674.78 | 10.68 | 0.0568 |
| Mon3_IL6R, MFI | 3820.70 | −1475.70 | −2074.37 | −877.03 | 0.0000632 |
ICAM-1R: Intercellular Adhesion Molecule-1 Receptor; VCAM-1R: Vascular Cell Adhesion Molecule-1 Receptor; TLR4: Toll-Like Receptor 4; IL6R: Interleukin 6 Receptor; MFI: Mean Fluorescence Intensity. * Data were log transformed before analysis.