Table 5.

PIAS3 expression in MS patients compared with healthy subjects

		Control numbers	MS patient numbers	Expression ratio	ΔΔCT	SD	P-value	95% highest density interval
Total		52	48	0.8615	−0.397	−0.43	0.485	−1.05 to 0.26
Male		15	9	1.1217	0.217	−0.86	0.646	−0.95 to 1.47
Female		37	39	0.7977	−0.53	−0.23	0.403	−1.34 to 0.28
<30	Male	2	0	–	–	–	–	–
	Female	8	9	0.6876	−0.83	−1.16	0.583	−3.54 to 1.93
30–40	Male	2	3	1.1799	–	–	–	–
	Female	7	15	1.3370	0.393	0.44	0.422	−1.3 to 2.1
>40	Male	11	6	1.1479	0.258	1.6	0.683	−2.07 to 2.56
	Female	22	15	0.6357	−0.825	−0.25	0.253	−2.08 to 0.42

Abbreviation: MS, multiple sclerosis.