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. 2019 Oct 1;9:14105. doi: 10.1038/s41598-019-50595-1

Table 3.

Urinary excretion of glycosaminoglycan biomarkers at baseline and after 2 years of IV-ERT augmentation using a generalized estimated equations model to assess intra-patient changes.

Condition n Baseline GM (95% CI) Month 24 GM (95% CI) GM Ratio (95% CI) p-value (ratio)
Heparan sulfate (mg/mmol creatinine)
All 10 0.91 (0.74, 1.12) 0.66 (0.57, 0.76) 0.72 (0.58, 0.90) <0.01
Low/No ADA 7 0.87 (0.66, 1.14) 0.45 (0.38, 0.54) 0.52 (0.39, 0.69) <0.01
High ADA 3 1.03 (0.80, 1.33) 1.57 (1.27, 1.95) 1.53 (1.06, 2.21) 0.02
I0S6 (mg/mmol creatinine)
All 10 0.16 (0.12, 0.20) 0.07 (0.06, 0.09) 0.48 (0.38, 0.60) <0.01
Low/No ADA 7 0.15 (0.11, 0.21) 0.05 (0.04, 0.06) 0.29 (0.24, 0.37) <0.01
High ADA 3 0.16 (0.11, 0.24) 0.24 (0.17, 0.32) 1.46 (0.83, 2.58) 0.19
I0S0 (mg/mmol creatinine)
All 10 0.022 (0.015, 0.032) 0.014 (0.010, 0.020) 0.627 (0.408, 0.963) 0.03
Low/No ADA 7 0.019 (0.011, 0.031) 0.008 (0.005, 0.013) 0.431 (0.245, 0.759) <0.01
High ADA 3 0.032 (0.022, 0.046) 0.048 (0.028, 0.081) 1.500 (0.859, 2.619) 0.15

GM = geometric means from the generalized estimated equations model; GM ratio = ratio of geometric means at 24 months compared to baseline; CI = confidence interval; ADA = anti-drug drug antibody; p-values are from tests of the null hypothesis that the true GM ratio (month 24/baseline) is 1.