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Table 2 Unadjusted mean ± SD; median of protein levels by ethnicity/race at Exams 1 (2000–2002) and 2 (2002–2004), Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

From: Adhesion pathway proteins and risk of atrial fibrillation in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis

Exam 1 protein

Pooled Sample

(n = 6669)

African-American

(n = 1841)

Chinese-American

(n = 793)

Hispanic-American

(n = 1469)

Non-Hispanic

White American

(n = 2566)

P value

 

n

mean ± sd; median

n

mean ± sd; median

n

mean ± sd; median

n

mean ± sd; median

n

mean ± sd; median

 

HGF, pg/mL

6669

937 ± 258; 903

1841

933 ± 249; 895

793

839 ± 216; 811

1469

1035 ± 268; 994

2566

915 ± 254; 884

 < 0.001

Exam 2 proteins

 

(n = 2504)

 

(n = 607)

 

(n = 631)

 

(n = 624)

 

(n = 642)

P value

MMP-1, ng/mL

2349

5.4 ± 3.7; 4.4

559

5.7 ± 4.1; 4.6

593

5.4 ± 3.5; 4.5

591

5.2 ± 3.7; 4.2

606

5.3 ± 3.5; 4.4

0.23

MMP-2, ng/mL

2366

195 ± 31; 193

565

200 ± 33; 196

593

189 ± 28; 186

597

197 ± 31; 195

611

196 ± 30; 194

 < 0.001

TIMP-2, ng/mL

2361

81 ± 12; 79

565

82 ± 13; 81

593

77 ± 11; 76

595

82 ± 11; 81

608

83 ± 12; 81

 < 0.001

ICAM-1, ng/mL

2343

253 ± 87; 234

560

248 ± 86; 228

593

227 ± 75; 214

588

283 ± 98; 260

602

252 ± 78; 239

 < 0.001

VCAM-1, ng/mL

2355

728 ± 203; 696

565

657 ± 193; 627

590

734 ± 203; 700

593

743 ± 199; 703

607

775 ± 200; 748

 < 0.001

L-selectin, ng/mL

2366

889 ± 193; 874

569

868 ± 193; 854

592

830 ± 165; 820

597

901 ± 189; 891

608

953 ± 202; 940

 < 0.001

RANTES, pg/mL

2473

4057 ± 3250; 3092

596

3987 ± 3611; 2844

629

4337 ± 3061; 3565

615

3971 ± 3273; 2933

633

3927 ± 3036; 3021

 < 0.001

E-cadherin, ng/mL

2352

222 ± 58; 212

565

207 ± 53; 197

590

225 ± 57; 217

589

241 ± 60; 231

608

214 ± 54; 205

 < 0.001

SLPI, pg/mL

2360

46,175 ± 10,505; 44,616

566

47,333 ± 11,654; 45,414

591

44,895 ± 10,153; 43,202

593

47,124 ± 9984; 45,897

610

45,420 ± 10,021; 44,518

 < 0.001

IL-2 sR, pg/mL

2354

711 ± 301; 643

566

637 ± 258; 584

592

590 ± 227; 552

590

772 ± 289; 722

606

838 ± 344; 747

 < 0.001

CCL-21, pg/mL

2361

803 ± 259; 759

566

797 ± 264; 750

592

772 ± 250; 739

595

807 ± 257; 775

608

833 ± 261; 788

 < 0.001

SDF-1α, pg/mL

2497

1940 ± 441; 1908

605

1933 ± 462; 1889

629

1994 ± 429; 1962

622

1933 ± 436; 1895

641

1900 ± 433; 1873

0.001

P-selectin, ng/mL

2501

29 ± 10; 28

607

28 ± 10; 27

631

28 ± 9; 27

623

32 ± 10; 31

640

29 ± 11; 27

 < 0.001

TGF-β1, pg/mL

2482

3880 ± 2084; 3434

600

3777 ± 2191; 3268

629

4361 ± 2164; 4011

618

3762 ± 2015; 3302

635

3616 ± 1882; 3184

 < 0.001

  1. CCL-21 Chemokine ligand 21, HGF hepatocyte growth factor, ICAM-1 intercellular adhesion molecule 1, IL-2 sR interleukin 2 soluble receptor, MMP-1 matrix metalloproteinase 1, MMP-2 matrix metalloproteinase 2, RANTES regulated on activation normal T cell expressed and secreted, SLPI secretory leukocyte protease inhibitor, SD standard deviation, SDF-1α stromal-derived factor 1a, TGF-β1 transforming growth factor b1, TIMP-2 tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinase 2, VCAM-1 vascular cell adhesion molecule 1