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Table 2 Aqueous humor analysis of EPO and PDGF family members concentration in two groups

From: Potential effects of angiogenesis-related factors on the severity of APAC and surgical outcomes of trabeculectomy

Analyte

APAC

Cataract

Median difference

(95% CI)

P

EPO,

Medium (IQR), pg/ml

36.46 (16.74)

25.96

(10.50)

9.00

(0.00-10.50)

0.009*

PDGF-AA,

Medium (IQR), pg/ml

1.92 (0.74)

1.62

(0.78)

0.18

(-0.16-0.54)

0.302

PDGF-BB,

Medium (IQR), pg/ml

0.18

(0.04)

0.16

(0.02)

0.00

(0.00-0.20)

0.135

PDGF-CC,

Medium (IQR), pg/ml

1.90

(2.02)

1.44

(0.51)

0.40

(0.14-0.72)

0.002*

PDGF-DD,

Medium (IQR), pg/ml

0.10

(0.12)

0.04

(0.00)

0.04

(0.02-0.12)

<0.001*

  1. Note: Mann-Whitney U test was used to investigate the difference of EPO, PDGF-AA, PDGF-BB, PDGF-CC and PDGF-DD between APAC and cataract patients’ aqueous humor. *P<0.05
  2. APAC acute primary angle closure, IQR= interquartile-range