Table 3.
Descriptive values for each biomolecular variable.
| Variables | Abbreviation | Control Group (n = 46) Female (39) Male (7) | TMJ OA Group (n = 46) Female (39) Male (7) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median | Mean | 95% CI | SD | Median | Mean | 95% CI | SD | ||||
| Biomolecular Variables (pg/ml) | Lower | Upper | Lower | Upper | |||||||
| Angiogenin Serum | ANG_Ser | 1467.10 | 1454.86 | 1389.09 | 1520.62 | 221.46 | 1459.05 | 1457.15 | 1368.65 | 1545.65 | 298.02 |
| BDNF Serum | BDNF_Ser | 280.25 | 719.56 | 378.08 | 1061.04 | 1149.92 | 286.35 | 1121.62 | 544.88 | 1698.35 | 1942.12 |
| CXCL16 Serum | CXCL16_Ser | 3726.70 | 3741.37 | 3550.00 | 3932.73 | 644.40 | 3827.50 | 3988.57 | 3687.27 | 4289.87 | 1014.61 |
| ENA-78 Serum | ENA-78_Ser | 348.70 | 664.23 | 453.24 | 875.21 | 710.48 | 276.40 | 593.05 | 394.98 | 791.11 | 666.97 |
| MMP3 Serum | MMP3_Ser | 2358.25 | 2373.10 | 2073.33 | 2672.87 | 1009.45 | 2305.20 | 2367.03 | 2091.83 | 2642.24 | 926.72 |
| MMP7 Serum | MMP7_Ser | 496.55 | 527.66 | 444.90 | 610.42 | 278.69 | 453.75 | 554.15 | 419.32 | 688.98 | 454.02 |
| OPG Serum | OPG_Ser | 2539.15 | 3010.92 | 2165.32 | 3856.52 | 2847.49 | 2428.10 | 3116.79 | 2415.06 | 3818.51 | 2363.01 |
| PAI-1 Serum | PAI-1_Ser | 6505.60 | 7930.35 | 6486.74 | 9373.96 | 4861.24 | 6693.65 | 7237.11 | 5904.80 | 8569.41 | 4486.42 |
| TGF-β1 Serum | TGF-β1_Ser | 91.20 | 140.68 | 98.90 | 182.47 | 140.70 | 99.15 | 177.84 | 103.81 | 251.87 | 249.29 |
| TIMP-1 Serum | TIMP-1_Ser | 7382.15 | 7280.32 | 7020.93 | 7539.71 | 873.47 | 7351.65 | 7382.74 | 7099.45 | 7666.03 | 953.95 |
| TRANCE Serum | TRANCE_Ser | 2078.70 | 2200.67 | 1885.39 | 2515.95 | 1061.69 | 2507.15 | 2560.51 | 2231.90 | 2889.12 | 1106.56 |
| VE-cadherin Serum | VE-cad_Ser | 6259.20 | 6527.08 | 5140.64 | 7913.53 | 4668.73 | 5308.05 | 6154.80 | 4988.12 | 7321.48 | 3928.70 |
| VEGF Serum | VEGF_Ser | 93.90 | 115.32 | 76.18 | 154.46 | 131.80 | 87.30 | 117.40 | 85.32 | 149.47 | 108.01 |
| Angiogenin Saliva | ANG_Sal | 721.85 | 720.83 | 652.98 | 788.69 | 228.48 | 754.05 | 758.02 | 702.29 | 813.74 | 187.65 |
| BDNF Saliva | BDNF_ Sal | 5.20 | 7.60 | 5.13 | 10.08 | 8.34 | 3.95 | 8.32 | 4.03 | 12.62 | 14.47 |
| CXCL16 Saliva | CXCL16_Sal | 109.40 | 183.94 | 121.59 | 246.29 | 209.95 | 100.60 | 207.09 | 130.24 | 283.95 | 258.80 |
| ENA-78 Saliva | ENA-78_Sal | 2424.60 | 2218.02 | 1925.14 | 2510.90 | 986.25 | 2482.60 | 2410.40 | 2087.41 | 2733.39 | 1087.63 |
| MMP7 Saliva | MMP7_Sal | 3290.90 | 3615.28 | 2949.23 | 4281.33 | 2242.87 | 3594.20 | 3666.79 | 3040.77 | 4292.82 | 2108.08 |
| OPG Saliva | OPG_Sal | 555.75 | 855.69 | 560.07 | 1151.32 | 995.49 | 732.30 | 1329.53 | 754.68 | 1904.38 | 1935.77 |
| PAI-1 Saliva | PAI-1_Sal | 24.40 | 85.02 | 45.07 | 124.96 | 134.51 | 40.40 | 93.14 | 32.77 | 153.52 | 203.32 |
| TGF-β1 Saliva | TGF-β1_Sal | 40.70 | 64.66 | 41.86 | 87.46 | 76.78 | 54.45 | 69.20 | 46.64 | 91.76 | 75.97 |
| TIMP-1 Saliva | TIMP-1_Sal | 4070.90 | 3963.81 | 3663.14 | 4264.48 | 1012.49 | 3889.80 | 3880.69 | 3664.71 | 4096.67 | 727.30 |
| TRANCE Saliva | TRANCE_Sal | 627.60 | 794.52 | 533.49 | 1055.56 | 879.02 | 698.75 | 1041.55 | 622.45 | 1460.64 | 1411.27 |
| VE-cadherin Saliva | VE-cad_Sal | 643.10 | 1008.24 | 657.65 | 1358.84 | 1180.60 | 666.70 | 1313.82 | 585.33 | 2042.30 | 2453.11 |
| VEGF Saliva | VEGF_Sal | 1181.35 | 1342.62 | 1125.23 | 1560.02 | 732.07 | 1441.65 | 1419.39 | 1281.99 | 1556.79 | 462.68 |
CI: Confidence Interval; SD: Standard Deviation.