Table 1.
Average urinary biomarker concentration under each experimental condition with spearman correlation coefficients.
| Condition | Mean | St dev | Min | Max | Spearman correlation coefficient | P -value | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adiponectin | Baseline | 1.935 | 1.521 | −0.486 | 3.441 | 0.973 | <0.01 |
| Dry ice | 1.901 | 1.466 | −0.486 | 3.438 | 0.979 | <0.01 | |
| Wet ice | 2.045 | 1.530 | −0.486 | 3.681 | 0.961 | <0.01 | |
| Fridge | 2.132 | 1.476 | −0.486 | 3.626 | 1.00 | <0.01 | |
| RT | 2.025 | 1.530 | −0.018 | 3.615 | 0.888 | <0.01 | |
| FT1 | 1.862 | 1.627 | −0.486 | 3.469 | 0.998 | <0.01 | |
| FT2 | 1.976 | 1.596 | −0.486 | 3.483 | 0.988 | <0.01 | |
| 1MO | 1.950 | 1.532 | −0.486 | 3.478 | 0.982 | <0.01 | |
| 3MO | 1.626 | 1.482 | −0.486 | 3.220 | 0.910 | <0.01 | |
| Ceruloplasmin | Baseline | 3.618 | 2.248 | 0.754 | 6.669 | 0.991 | <0.01 |
| Dry-ice | 3.552 | 2.180 | 0.754 | 6.669 | 1.00 | <0.01 | |
| Wet ice | 3.553 | 2.305 | 0.754 | 6.669 | 1.00 | <0.01 | |
| Fridge | 3.483 | 2.250 | 0.754 | 6.669 | 0.984 | <0.01 | |
| RT | 3.614 | 2.175 | 0.754 | 6.669 | 1.00 | <0.01 | |
| FT1 | 3.692 | 2.310 | 0.754 | 6.669 | 0.869 | <0.01 | |
| FT2 | 3.491 | 2.326 | 0.754 | 6.669 | 1.00 | <0.01 | |
| 1MO | 3.803 | 2.071 | 0.754 | 6.669 | 1.00 | <0.01 | |
| 3MO | 4.245 | 1.538 | 2.259 | 6.669 | 0.962 | <0.01 | |
| Hemopexin | Baseline | 5.522 | 0.835 | 3.738 | 6.575 | 0.915 | <0.01 |
| Dry ice | 5.524 | 0.887 | 3.738 | 6.643 | 0.989 | <0.01 | |
| Wet ice | 5.530 | 0.847 | 3.738 | 6.663 | 0.976 | <0.01 | |
| Fridge | 5.510 | 0.862 | 3.738 | 6.741 | 0.964 | <0.01 | |
| RT | 5.413 | 1.004 | 3.738 | 6.663 | 0.963 | <0.01 | |
| FT1 | 5.488 | 0.935 | 3.738 | 6.602 | 0.961 | <0.01 | |
| FT2 | 5.470 | 0.898 | 3.738 | 6.533 | 0.967 | <0.01 | |
| 1MO | 5.536 | 0.905 | 3.738 | 6.712 | 0.973 | <0.01 | |
| 3MO | 5.817 | 0.897 | 4.187 | 6.897 | 0.952 | <0.01 | |
| MCP-1 | Baseline | 4.558 | 1.600 | 1.760 | 6.448 | 1.00 | <0.01 |
| Dry ice | 4.596 | 1.562 | 2.255 | 6.379 | 1.00 | <0.01 | |
| Wet ice | 4.556 | 1.633 | 1.888 | 6.468 | 1.00 | <0.01 | |
| Fridge | 4.503 | 1.710 | 1.386 | 6.397 | 1.00 | <0.01 | |
| RT | 4.426 | 1.813 | 0.987 | 6.423 | 0.999 | <0.01 | |
| FT1 | 4.553 | 1.582 | 2.135 | 6.376 | 0.993 | <0.01 | |
| FT2 | 4.471 | 1.751 | 1.456 | 6.408 | 1.00 | <0.01 | |
| 1MO | 4.673 | 1.504 | 2.309 | 6.402 | 0.992 | <0.01 | |
| 3MO | 4.607 | 1.601 | 2.156 | 6.467 | 1.00 | <0.01 |