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Table 5 Pairwise comparison of the mean difference values of serum lysozyme 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

Pairwise Comparison

Mean Difference

Standard Deviation

Sig.b

95 % CI Lower Bound

95 % CI Upper Bound

AS - BD

−0.247

1.033

1.000

−3.306

2.812

AS - P. Sarcoidosis

−6.641

1.334

0.0001

−10.590

−2.691

AS - TB

−0.863

1.085

1.000

−4.075

2.349

AS - P. Syphilis

0.144

2.020

1.000

−5.837

6.124

AS - Control

0.928

1.531

1.000

−3.607

5.462

BD - AS

0.247

1.033

1.000

−2.812

3.306

BD – P. Sarcoidosis

−6.394

1.346

0.0001

−10.380

−2.408

BD - TB

−0.616

1.124

1.000

−3.945

2.713

BD - P. Syphilis

0.391

2.031

1.000

−5.625

6.407

BD - Control

1.175

1.530

1.000

−3.356

5.705

P. Sarcoidosis - AS

6.641

1.334

0.0001

2.691

10.590

P. Sarcoidosis - BD

6.394

1.346

0.0001

2.408

10.380

P. Sarcoidosis - TB

5.778

1.392

0.001

1.656

9.900

P. Sarcoidosis–P. Syphilis

6.785

2.198

0.033

0.277

13.293

P. Sarcoidosis – Control

7.568

1.756

0.0001

2.369

12.768

TB - AS

0.863

1.085

1.000

−2.349

4.075

TB - BD

0.616

1.124

1.000

−2.713

3.945

TB - P. Sarcoidosis

−5.778

1.392

0.001

−9.900

−1.656

TB - P. Syphilis

1.007

2.047

1.000

−5.056

7.069

TB - Control

1.790

1.617

1.000

−2.997

6.578

P. Syphilis - AS

−0.144

2.020

1.000

−6.124

5.837

P. Syphilis - BD

−0.391

2.031

1.000

−6.407

5.625

P. Syphilis – P. Sarcoidosis

−6.785

2.198

0.033

−13.293

−0.277

P. Syphilis - TB

−1.007

2.047

1.000

−7.069

5.056

P. Syphilis - Control

0.784

2.328

1.000

−6.110

7.678

Control - AS

−0.928

1.531

1.000

−5.462

3.607

Control - BD

−1.175

1.530

1.000

−5.705

3.356

Control – P. Sarcoidosis

−7.568

1.756

0.0001

−12.768

−2.369

Control - TB

−1.790

1.617

1.000

−6.578

2.997

Control - P. Syphilis

−0.784

2.328

1.000

−7.678

6.110

  1. The mean difference is significant at the 0.05 level
  2. Sigb Adjustment for multiple comparisons Bonferroni, CI Confidence Interval, ACE Angiotensin converting enzyme, AS ankylosing spondylitis, BD behcet’s disease, TB presumed latent tuberculosis, P. Sarcoidosis presumed sarcoidosis, P. Syphilis presumed latent syphilis