Table 4.
Correlation between serum PTX3, VEGF, and IL-8 Values in the Patient and Control Groups
| Patient | Control | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PTX3 | VEGF | IL-8 | PTX3 | VEGF | IL-8 | ||
| PTX3 | r | 1 | 0.864 | 0.926 | 1 | 0.775 | 0.64 |
| p | . | 0 | 0 | . | 0 | 0 | |
| n | 30 | 30 | 30 | 45 | 45 | 45 | |
| VEGF | r | 0.864 | 1 | 0.854 | 0.775 | 1 | 0.561 |
| p | 0 | . | 0 | 0 | . | 0 | |
| n | 30 | 30 | 30 | 45 | 45 | 45 | |
| IL-8 | r | 0.926 | 0.854 | 1 | 0.64 | 0.561 | 1 |
| p | 0 | 0 | . | 0 | 0 | . | |
| n | 30 | 30 | 30 | 45 | 45 | 45 | |
P <0.05 is statistical significant. Comparisons are made between control subjects and patients