. 2022 Jan 4;14(1):e20917. doi: 10.7759/cureus.20917

Table 3. Comparison of means of study variables of cases and controls.

CRP: c-reactive protein, CAL-PHOS: calcium phosphate, CIMT: carotid intima-media thickness test, LDL: low-density cholesterol, ESR: erythrocyte sedimentation rate, N:L: neutrophil: lymphocyte

INDEPENDENT SAMPLES TEST
	Levene's Test for Equality of Variances		t-test for Equality of Means
	F	Sig.	t	df	Sig. (2-tailed)	Mean Difference	Std. Error Difference	95% CI of the Difference
	F	Sig.	t	df	Sig. (2-tailed)	Mean Difference	Std. Error Difference	Lower	Upper
CRP	98.125	.000	-8.895	178	.000	-20.27	2.27	-24.76	-15.77
CAL-PHOS	51.683	.000	-8.243	178	.000	-15.41	1.87	-19.11	-11.72
CIMT	1.492	.223	.276	178	.783	.0005	.0018	-.0030	.0040
LDL	.272	.602	.168	172	.867	.9897	5.90	-10.67	12.65
ESR	11.516	.001	-8.391	178	.000	-26.35	3.14	-32.54	-20.15
N:L ratio	78.858	.000	-9.359	178	.000	-5.19	.5545	-6.28	-4.09