Table 3.
Comparison of C-reactive protein (CRP) data between males and females and individuals greater or less than 18 years for each subject group
| Category | Subject group | N | CRP (mg/L)
|
t-testa | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mean | SD | ||||
| Males | Obese | 6 | 7.40 | 5.93 | |
| PWS | 15 | 8.89 | 7.20 | 0.66 | |
| Females | Obese | 16 | 9.33 | 12.44 | |
| PWS | 13 | 11.83 | 10.51 | 0.57 | |
| Younger than 18 years | Obese | 3 | 0.96 | 0.64 | |
| PWS | 9 | 8.57 | 10.03 | 0.23 | |
| Older than 18 years | Obese | 19 | 10.04 | 11.30 | |
| PWS | 19 | 11.05 | 8.40 | 0.76 | |
t-test results between the two groups in each row (none were significant).