From: Determination of inflammatory biomarkers in patients with COPD: a comparison of different assays
Entire cohort (n = 133) | COPD (n = 88) | Controls (n = 45) | p value* | |
---|---|---|---|---|
logCRP (Ne) | 0.5 (0.4) | 0.6 (0.4) | 0.3 (0.4) | 0.002 |
logCRP (ELISA) | 0.2 (0.6) | 0.3 (0.5) | 0.04 (0.7) | 0.026 |
P value† | < 0.001 | < 0.001 | 0.001 | |
logSAA (Ne) | 0.7 (0.4) | 0.7 (0.4) | 0.5 (0.3) | 0.022 |
logSAA (ELISA) | 0.7 (0.4) | 0.8 (0.4) | 0.5 (0.5) | 0.003 |
P value† | NS | NS | NS |