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Table 2 Serum MMP9 levels in age, gender, risk factors and maximal aortic diameter

From: Serum matrix metalloproteinase-9 is a valuable biomarker for identification of abdominal and thoracic aortic aneurysm: a case-control study

 

Control

 

AAA

 

TAA

P #

P *

P †

MMP9(ng/ml)

P

MMP9(ng/ml)

P

MMP9(ng/ml)

P

Total

 

258.79 ± 133.00

  

 333.45 ± 138.57

  

385.17 ± 109.23

 

<0.001

<0.001

0.015

Age

<65y(60)

200.78 ± 139.20

<0.001

<65y(47)

299.44 ± 160.84

0.029

<65y(52)

378.63 ± 96.80

0.464

0.004

<0.001

0.013

 

≥65y(52)

325.73 ± 86.94

 

≥65y(58)

361.01 ± 111.50

 

≥65y(27)

397.77 ± 131.00

 

0.087

0.005

0.143

Gender

male(83)

260.57 ± 135.13

0.812

male(78)

328.11 ± 144.39

0.505

male(55)

390.09 ± 110.19

0.548

0.008

<0.001

0.017

 

female(29)

253.69 ± 128.88

 

female(27)

348.88 ± 121.38

 

female(24)

373.90 ± 108.47

 

0.004

0.001

0.462

Hypertension

Yes(46)

291.13 ± 114.98

0.026

Yes(64)

362.45 ± 140.89

0.007

Yes(53)

405.44 ± 91.35

0.038

0.013

<0.001

0.141

 

No(66)

236.25 ± 140.71

 

No(41)

288.17 ± 123.34

 

No(26)

343.87 ± 131.23

 

0.053

0.001

0.099

Diabetes

Yes(14)

308.00 ± 110.55

0.11

Yes(23)

316.37 ± 153.51

0.506

Yes(33)

379.07 ± 124.77

0.677

0.997

0.177

0.301

 

No(98)

251.76 ± 134.93

 

No(82)

338.24 ± 134.72

 

No(46)

389.55 ± 97.79

 

<0.001

<0.001

0.043

Hyperlipidemia

Yes(26)

273.10 ± 128.94

0.494

Yes(23)

359.34 ± 151.80

0.313

Yes(16)

402.51 ± 100.01

0.481

0.099

0.002

0.644

 

No(86)

253.56 ± 134.85

 

No(82)

326.19 ± 134.73

 

No(63)

380.77 ± 111.77

 

0.002

<0.001

0.026

Max. aortic diameter

NA

–

–

<5.5(60)

334.62 ± 131.26

0.923

<5.5(55)

371.19 ± 112.91

0.085

–

–

0.114

NA

–

 

≥5.5(45)

331.89 ± 149.26

 

≥5.5(24)

417.22 ± 94.82

 

–

–

0.005

  1. AAA abdominal aortic aneurysm, TAA thoracic aortic aneurysm
  2. P#: AAA vs. Control, P*: TAA vs. Control, P†: TAA vs. AAA