Table 5.

Blood levels of explorative parameters for study collectives, median (IQR).

Parameter	Healthy (n = 29)	PAD (n = 40)	AAA (n= 40)	p-Value (Groups)
citH3 (ng/mL)	292.3 (83.6)	296.4 (221.7)	353.2 (263.3) *	0.046 (H/AAA) 0.734 (H/PAD) 0.070 (PAD/AAA)
MPO (ng/mL)	7.51 (3.20)	12.11 (5.60)	14.47 (11.74)	<0.001 (H/AAA) <0.001 (H/PAD) 0.021 (PAD/AAA)
cfDNA (RU)	0.277 (0.217)	0.311 (0.190) §	0.437 (0.737) §	0.002 (H/AAA) 1.000 (H/PAD) 0.003 (PAD/AAA)
oxPL/apoB (RU)	6.33 (104.08)	43.42 (92.50)	0.00 (39.00) #	0.197 (H/AAA) 0.181 (H/PAD) 0.001 (PAD/AAA)

p-values refer to group comparisons between the healthy (H), abdominal aortic aneurysm (AAA) and peripheral artery occlusive disease (PAD) collectives by Mann–Whitney U test. cfDNA, cell-free DNA; citH3, citrullinated histone H3; MPO, myeloperoxidase; oxPL/apoB, oxidized phospholipid/apolipoprotein B-100 complexes; RU, relative units; * n = 38, ^§ n = 30, ^# n = 39.