Table 3. Differences in mean serum PGRN levels among patient groups.
|
Groups |
PGRN (ng/ml) |
p-value |
|
|
Mean ± SD |
Range |
||
|
Respiratory allergy (n=38) |
10.43±4.042 |
3.266-15.8 |
0.523 ⁿ⸉ |
|
Skin allergy (n=46) |
9.924±4.303 |
3.505-15.09 |
|
|
Children (n=16) |
6.267±3.75 |
3.526-13.8 |
0.025* |
|
Adult (n=68) |
11.04±3.773 |
3.241-16.02 |
|
|
Male (n=44) |
8.890±4.442 |
2.983-15.8 |
0.546 ⁿ⸉ |
|
Female (n=40) |
10.17±3.326 |
4.388-13.9 |
|
|
Patients with normal CRP (n=66) |
9.116±4.281 |
1.15-15.8 |
0.127 ⁿ⸉ |
|
Patients with elevated CRP (n=18) |
10.84±3.713 |
3.266-15.09 |
|
p-value ˃ 0.05 is not significant (ⁿ⸉), and p-value ≤ 0.05 is significant *. The values are presented as mean ± standard deviation (SD); *p-value: significant regarding the age; PGRN: Progranulin.