Table 2 Comparison between the studied groups as regards PTX3 and hs-CRP
From: Study of serum pentraxin 3 level in patients with diabetic nephropathy
Variables | Group I (N = 22) | Group II (N = 22) | Group III-A (N = 22) | Group III-B (N = 22) | ANOVA test | Post hoc test | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
F | P value | |||||||||
PTX3 (ng/ml) | Mean | 1.50 | 2.27 | 8.15 | 14.26 | 282.726 | < 0.001 HS | P1 0.13 | P2 < 0.001 | P3 < 0.001 |
± SD | 0.35 | 0.32 | 2.08 | 2.53 | P4 < 0.001 | P5 < 0.001 | P6 < 0.001 | |||
hs-CRP (mg/l) | Mean | 2.61 | 2.75 | 3.14 | 3.08 | 12.840 | < 0.001 HS | P1 0.16 | P2 < 0.001 | P3 < 0.001 |
± SD | 0.34 | 0.35 | 0.28 | 0.38 | P4 < 0.001 | P5 0.002 | P6 0.52 | |||