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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2019 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Stroke. 2018 Jan 25;49(3):630–637. doi: 10.1161/STROKEAHA.117.018440

Table 2.

Baseline plasma biomarkers and univariate associations for patients with and without infarct growth

All patients (n=220) No infarct growth (n=50) Infarct growth (n=170) P-value
F2-isoP, pg/mL 52.5 (34.3–73.1) 42.0 (27.0–61.8) 56.2 (36.4–75.3) 0.009
ORACTOTAL, μmol TE/L 18040.5 (13516.1–24428.0) 15050.4 (12804.0–24752.1) 18126.9 (14288.3–24314.4) 0.38
ORACPCA, μmol TE/L 1546.6 (1193.0–2100.9) 1564.5 (1240.0–2436.0) 1530.7 (1182.9–2029.2) 0.37
8-OHdG, ng/mL 4.9 (2.6–9.6) 3.4 (2.0–8.1) 5.6 (2.7–9.8) 0.18
8-OHdG_cr, ng/mL 11.8 (7.0–21.6) 13.5 (6.7–27.9) 11.6 (7.1–21.6) 0.73
MMP-2, ng/mL 302.3 (239.9–386.3) 287.4 (238.0–387.7) 313.6 (239.4–386.4) 0.62
MMP-9, ng/mL 179.1 (97.6–318.6) 165.3 (86.3–331.0) 181.8 (100.2–319.2) 0.65
hs-CRP, mg/L 3.6 (1.7–7.9) 3.8 (1.7–9.3) 3.5 (1.7–7.7) 0.93

Values are medians (interquartile ranges, IQR).

F2-isoP=F2-isoprostane; hs-CRP=high sensitivity C Reactive Protein; μmol TE/L=micromoles of Trolox equivalents per liter; MMP-2=metalloproteinase 2; MMP-9=metalloproteinase 9; ng/mL=nanograms per millilitre; 8-OHdg=8-hydro-2′-deoxyguoanosine; 8-OHdg_cr=8-hydro-2′-deoxyguoanosine adjusted by creatinine (cr) levels; ORACPCA =Oxygen Radical Absorbance Capcity (PCA perchloric acid); pg/mL=picograms per milliliter.