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. 2020 Nov 30;61(13):39. doi: 10.1167/iovs.61.13.39

Table 2.

Levels of Complement Activation Products and Cytokines in the Aqueous Humor of Patients with CNV and in Controls

Eyes with CNV
Analyte PNV (n = 25) Median (IQR) PCV (n = 23) Median (IQR) Drusen-Associated nAMD (n = 24) Median (IQR) P * [Statistical Power] Total (N = 72)Median (IQR) Controls (n = 33) Median (IQR) P [Statistical Power§]
C3a (ng/mL) 2.34 (1.97–2.94) 3.12 (2.21–3.48) 2.95 (2.36–3.57) 0.035 [0.65] 2.7 (2.14–3.35) 2.2 (1.52–2.82) 0.004 [0.83]
C4a (ng/mL) 1.47 (1.21–1.80) 1.77 (1.48–2.08) 1.97 (1.41–2.43) 0.046 [0.58] 1.69 (1.35–2.09) 1.48 (1.03–1.92) 0.11 [0.48]
C5a (ng/mL) 0.018 (0.010–0.021) 0.017 (0.009–0.031) 0.027 (0.012–0.067) 0.25 [0.50] 0.018 (0.010–0.033) 0.032 (0.015–0.056) 0.049 [0.18]
VEGF (pg/mL) 42.0 (26.3–53.2) 40.4 (27.3–67.8) 38.6 (28.5–49.1) 0.79 [0.18] 40.1 (27.3–52.6) 25.3 (17.1–36.0) 0.001 [0.80]
MCP-1 (pg/mL) 273.9 (188.1–371.4) 306.7 (246.7–427.4) 311.9 (242.6–618.0) 0.24 [0.47] 305.8 (221.4–423.1) 201.3 (122.4–305.5) 0.001 [0.83]
*

Kruskal–Wallis test among CNV subtypes.

Statistical power among the three categories.

Mann–Whitney U test between the eyes with CNV and controls.

§

Statistical power between total eyes with CNV and controls.