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Table 3 The sample size, mean value, standard deviation of serum angiotensin converting enzyme levels of the patients with ocular involvement of ankylosing spondylitis, behcet’s disease, presumed sarcoidosis, presumed latent tuberculosis, presumed latent syphilis and control group

From: The serum angiotensin converting enzyme and lysozyme levels in patients with ocular involvement of autoimmune and infectious diseases

Groups

Mean value

SD

95 % CI Lower bound

95 % CI Upper bound

Serum ACE Level (U/L)

    

 AS

29.363

2.012

25.403

33.324

 BD

31.486

2.091

27.369

35.603

 P. Sarcoidosis

58.270

3.151

52.067

64.472

 TB

32.504

2.254

28.066

36.942

 P. Syphilis

30.449

5.285

20.044

40.854

 Control

21.254

3.800

13.772

28.736

Serum Lysozyme Level (mg/L)

    

 AS

14.124

0.718

12.710

15.538

 BD

14.371

0.747

12.901

15.841

 P. Sarcoidosis

20.765

1.125

18.550

22.979

 TB

14.987

0.805

13.402

16.571

 P. Syphilis

13.980

1.887

10.265

17.695

 Control

13.196

1.357

10.525

15.868

  1. ACE angiotensin converting enzyme, AS ankylosing spondylitis, BD behcet’s disease, CI confidence interval, TB presumed latent tuberculosis, P. Sarcoidosis presumed sarcoidosis, P. Syphilis presumed latent syphilis, SD standard deviation