Table 3. Expression levels of MicroRNA-130b and MicroRNA-146b in the obese and control groups.
| CT | ABL CT | ΔCT (Avg. miR CT−Avg. ABL CT) | ΔΔCT (Avg. ΔCT obese−Avg. ΔCT control) | Normalized miR Amount relative to control2−ΔΔCt | p-value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MicroRNA-130b | Obese | 26.5 | 20.6 | 5.8 | -3.1 | 8.5* | 0.008556 (*p<0.01) |
| Control | 31.4 | 22.4 | 8.9 | 0 | 1 | ||
| MicroRNA-146b | Obese | 20.9 | 19.1 | 1.7 | -4.6 | 25.5* | 0.000001 (*p<0.001) |
| Control | 25.5 | 19.0 | 6.4 | 0 | 1 |
CT: cycle threshold; ABL: abelson tyrosine-protein kinase.
*
Statistically significant.