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Table 1 Concentrations of all parameters in patients and controls

From: The relationship among acute-phase response proteins, cytokines and hormones in cachectic patients with colon cancer

Parametres

Patients

Controls

p

Age (y)

43.5 ± 10.7

40.4 ± 11.3

> 0.05

Gender (F/M)

73/53

20/16

 

CRP (ng/ml)

9.8 ± 4.3

3.5 ± 2.1

< 0.001

Albumin (g/dl)

2.5 ± 1.2

4.4 ± 1.1

< 0.001

Midkine (ng/ml)

0.21 ± 0.034

0.36 ± 0.1

< 0.05

VEGF-A (pg/ml)

629.3 ± 205.6

309.4 ± 135.8

< 0.001

VEGF-C (pg/ml)

3428.1 ± 987.5

1736.9 ± 685.8

< 0.001

IL-1α (pg/ml)

785.7 ± 243.9

209.6 ± 102.3

< 0.001

IL-1β (pg/ml)

693.9 ± 305.7

276.9 ± 132.2

< 0.001

IL-6 (pg/ml)

109.6 ± 45.8

34.9 ± 29.7

< 0.0001

IL-8 (pg/ml)

78.6 ± 25.4

29.5 ± 19.6

< 0.001

IL-10 (pg/ml)

5.7 ± 1.9

2.3 ± 1.1

< 0.001

TNF-α (pg/ml)

28 ± 14

10 ± 7

< 0.001

Leptin (ng/ml)

47.6 ± 10.3

23.8 ± 11.4

< 0.001

Adiponectin (μg/ml)

4.3 ± 2.5

6.5 ± 1.4

< 0.001

Ghrelin (pmol/l)

178.5 ± 89.6

300.9 ± 57.3

< 0.001