Table 2.
Associations between normalized initial glycans and inflammation markers
| Glycans | CRP | TNF-α | MMP9 | Inflammation |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GP1 | − 0.024 | 0.074 | 0.177** | +& |
| GP2 | 0.202** | 0.071 | 0.039 | +& |
| GP3 | 0.070 | 0.155* | − 0.141* | / |
| GP4 | 0.144* | 0.185** | 0.013 | +# |
| GP5 | − 0.187** | − 0.138* | − 0.219** | −# |
| GP6 | 0.202** | 0.103 | 0.170** | +# |
| GP7 | 0.038 | − 0.057 | − 0.042 | / |
| GP8 | 0.106 | 0.065 | 0.067 | / |
| GP9 | 0.009 | 0.005 | − 0.006 | / |
| GP10 | 0.146* | − 0.008 | 0.198** | +# |
| GP11 | 0.178** | 0.008 | 0.244** | +# |
| GP12 | − 0.073 | − 0.186** | − 0.051 | / |
| GP13 | − 0.014 | − 0.046 | − 0.065 | −& |
| GP14 | − 0.216** | − 0.198** | − 0.094 | −# |
| GP15 | − 0.072 | − 0.159* | − 0.069 | −& |
| GP16 | 0.073 | 0.017 | 0.108 | / |
| GP17 | − 0.084 | − 0.110 | − 0.077 | / |
| GP18 | − 0.156* | − 0.165* | − 0.036 | −# |
| GP19 | − 0.045 | 0.053 | − 0.012 | / |
| GP20 | − 0.076 | 0.034 | − 0.129 | / |
| GP21 | − 0.139* | − 0.057 | − 0.025 | / |
| GP22 | 0.012 | 0.025 | 0.044 | / |
| GP23 | − 0.201** | − 0.038 | − 0.215** | −# |
| GP24 | − 0.021 | 0.074 | − 0.017 | / |
# there are more than two significant and consistent inflammation markers. & the result is a combination of previous studies. + the association between glycans and inflammation is positive. − the association between glycans and inflammation is negative. / the association between glycans and inflammation remains unclear. CRP C-reactive protein, TNF-α tumor necrosis factor-alpha, MMP9 matrix metalloproteinase-9
*Correlation is significant at the 0.05 level
**Correlation is significant at the 0.01 level