Table 2.

Comparison of plasma LTB₄ levels in males and females

	Male	Female	p values
Control	8.5 (7.3–16.4)	11.8 (6.5–15.2)	0.685
Patients (day 0)	9.1 (6.0–15.1)	8.9 (4.2–21.5)	0.959
Patients (day 1)	24.6 (10.6–28.4)	22.9 (8.7–53.8)	0.920
Patients (day 7)	6.1 (2.3–8.0)	8.0 (5.7–9.3)	0.421

Plasma LTB₄ as expressed as median (interquartile range) in ng/mL. p values obtained by Mann-Whitney U test