TABLE 2.
Plasma levels of albumin, apo A, and apo B after surgery
Protein | Avg value for 40 samples
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Preoperative | Postoperativeb | |
Albumin (g/liter) | 39.2 ± 1.4 | 25.3 ± 1.6 |
Apo A (g/liter) | 1.4 ± 0.0 | 0.9 ± 0.1 |
Apo B (g/liter) | 1.0 ± 0.1 | 0.6 ± 0.1 |
Data are presented as means ± SEs.
Each of these values showed significant difference from preoperative values (P < 0.001 by Student’s t test).